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palo.

stake, pole, pile, spar

4 characters2 syllables approx.Italiano language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈpa.lo/

  1. stake, pole, pile, spar

    masculine

  2. goalpost

    masculine

  3. pale

    masculine

  4. lookout (person on watch)

    masculine · slang
    fare il palo

  5. €1000

    masculine · slang
Where this word comes from

From Latin pālus, from Proto-Italic *pākslos, from Proto-Indo-European *peh₂ǵ-slos, from *peh₂ǵ-.

verb/ˈpa.lo/

  1. first-person singular present indicative of palare

    first-person · form-of · indicative · present · singular
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