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pala.

spade; shovel (Cal);

4 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈpaː.ɫa]Classical-Latin[ˈpaː.la]

  1. A shovel, spade.

    declension-1

  2. blade

    declension-1

  3. The bezel of a ring.

    declension-1

  4. the banana plant

    Classical-Latin · declension-1 · rare
Where this word comes from

From Proto-Italic *pākslā, from Proto-Indo-European *pak-slo-, from *peh₂ǵ- (“to attach, fasten”). See pangō, pāgus, pacīscor, pāx, pāgina. Compare typologically Proto-Indo-European *dʰeygʷ- (“to stick into, to pierce; to dig, to ditch; …”) (whence Latin fīvō, fīgō, English dig).

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