Kalmar "Columbo" tana iya samun ma'anoni daban-daban dangane da mahallin, amma ga wasu hanyoyi: kurciya" a Turance. Columbo kuma na iya komawa ga wani ɗan wasan almara mai suna Lieutenant Columbo, wanda Peter Falk ya buga a cikin jerin shirye-shiryen talabijin na "Columbo" da aka watsa daga 1968 zuwa 2003. Columbo ɗan sanda ne. jami'in binciken da aka san shi da rashin kunya, yanayin rashin kunya, da kaifin hankali. Har ila yau, wani lokaci ana rubuta ta "columbarium."