palha

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Galician

Noun

palha f (plural palhas, reintegrationist norm)

  1. reintegrationist spelling of palla

Further reading

  • “palha” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).

Occitan

Etymology

From Latin palea (“straw”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpa.ʎo/
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Noun

palha f (plural palhas)

  1. straw

Derived terms

Further reading

Old Galician-Portuguese

Etymology

Inherited from Latin paleam.

Pronunciation

Noun

palha f (plural palhas)

  1. straw

Descendants

  • Galician: palla
  • Portuguese: palha

Further reading

Portuguese

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palha

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese palha, from Latin palea (“straw”), from Proto-Indo-European *pel- (“flour, dust”). Cognate with Galician palla and Spanish paja.

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -aʎɐ
  • Hyphenation: pa‧lha

Noun

palha f (plural palhas)

  1. straw (a dried stalk of a cereal plant)
  2. (uncountable) straw considered collectively
  3. textile made of straw
    Synonym: palhinha
  4. (Portugal, colloquial) padding, waffle
  5. (colloquial) trifle (something without importance)
    1. (card games) cards that give no points in sueca

Derived terms

Further reading

  • “palha” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
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