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palma¹

Where it comes from

From Portuguese and Spanish palma. Doublet of palm, palmo, and pam.

noun palmas

  1. alternative, historical Alternative form of palmo, traditional Portuguese and Spanish units of length.

Palma²

  • /ˈpɑːl.mɑː/ India, UK
  • /ˈpɑl.mɑ/ Canada, US
  • /ˈpɒl.mɒ/ Canada, US, also
  • /ˈpɐːl.mɐː/ Australia, New Zealand
  • /ˈpal.ma/ Scotland

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Spanish Palma. Doublet of palm.

proper noun

  1. A city and port, the capital of the Balearic Islands, Spain, on the island of Mallorca; in full, Palma de Mallorca.

    Similar: Palma de Mallorca

  2. A town in Palma district, Cabo Delgado, Mozambique.

Translations

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name Palma, Mallorca, Spain

EspañolPalma, Palma de Mallorca
中文帕爾馬 /帕尔马 Pà'ěrmǎ
PortuguêsPalma, Palma de Maiorca
РусскийПа́льма Pálʹma

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"palma." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/palma. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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palma. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/palma

Chicago

"palma." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/palma.

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@misc{palma_2026,
  title = {palma},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/palma},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}