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Italian
Etymology
Inherited from Latin palea, from Proto-Indo-European *pel- (“flour, dust”).
Pronunciation
Noun
paglia f (plural paglie, diminutive pagliétta or pagliòla or pagliolìna or pagliùzza or (less common) pagliùcola, augmentative paglióna or paglióne, pejorative pagliàccia)
- straw (dry stalks)
Noun
paglia m (uncountable)
- straw (color/colour)
Derived terms
Further reading
- paglia in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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