Ma'anar ƙamus na kalmar "coliseum" babban filin wasa ne ko gidan wasan kwaikwayo, wanda aka saba ginawa a zamanin d Roma, ana amfani da shi don kallon jama'a kamar gasar gladiatorial da sauran wasanni. Hakanan yana iya komawa ga irin wannan fage na zamani da ake amfani da shi don wasanni ko abubuwan nishaɗi.