pai

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pai

Where it comes from

Back-formation from paie, from Latin palea, considered as a plural. Compare Aromanian palj, paljiu.

noun paie · pai · paiul · paiele

neuter straw (a dried stalk of a cereal plant)
neuter drinking straw

In English

straw a dried stalk of a cereal plant
drinking straw a long plastic or paper tube through which a drink is drunk

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

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

Chicago

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

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@misc{pai_2026,
  title = {pai},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ro/pai},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}