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palma.

palm (inner part of the hand)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈpaw.mɐ/Brazil[ˈpaʊ̯.mɐ]Brazil/ˈpal.mɐ/Portugal[ˈpaɫ.mɐ]Portugal
  1. palm (inner part of the hand)

    feminine
    palma da mão
  2. clap (the act of striking the palms of the hands)

    feminine · plural-normally
  3. applause

    feminine · in-plural
  4. palm tree (any tree of the family Arecaceae)

    feminine
  5. alternative form of palmo, a traditional unit of length

    alt-of · alternative · feminine · historical
Where this word comes from

From Old Galician-Portuguese palma, from Latin palma, from Proto-Indo-European *pl̥h₂meh₂. Doublet of palmo

verb/ˈpaw.mɐ/Brazil[ˈpaʊ̯.mɐ]Brazil/ˈpal.mɐ/Portugal[ˈpaɫ.mɐ]Portugal
  1. inflection of palmar: third-person singular present indicative

    form-of · indicative · present · singular · third-person
  2. inflection of palmar: second-person singular imperative

    form-of · imperative · second-person · singular
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