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palla.

straw, hay

5 characters2 syllables approx.Català language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈpa.ʎə]Balearic, Central, Northern[ˈpa.ʎa]Northwestern, Valencia

  1. straw, hay

    feminine

  2. drinking straw

    feminine

  3. flaw

    feminine

  4. padding

    feminine

  5. wank, jerk off, handjob, masturbation

    feminine · slang · vulgar
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old Catalan palla, from Latin palea, from Proto-Indo-European *pel- (“flour, dust”). Compare Occitan palha, French paille, Italian paglia, Sicilian pagghia, Spanish paja.

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