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pală¹

  • /ˈpa.lə/

Rhymes with -alə

Where it comes from

Borrowed from French pale.

noun pale · pală · pala · palele

  1. feminine propeller blade

pală²

  • /ˈpa.lə/

Rhymes with -alə

Where it comes from

From Paleo-Balkan. Likely akin to Albanian palë (“fold”). However, compare the sense “shovel” in Etymology 6.

noun pale · pală · pala · palele

  1. feminine the quantity of hay, straw, etc. a pitchfork can pick up
  2. feminine the quantity of grass etc. a scythe can mow in one swing

pală³

  • /ˈpa.lə/

Rhymes with -alə

Where it comes from

Learned borrowing from Latin palla (“a lady's outer garment”).

noun pale · pală · pala · palele

  1. feminine palla

pală⁴

  • /ˈpa.lə/

Rhymes with -alə

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish پالا (pala).

noun pale · pală · pala · palele

  1. archaic, feminine broadsword

    Similar: paloș

pală⁵

  • /ˈpa.lə/

Rhymes with -alə

Where it comes from

Unknown.

noun pale · pală · pala · palele

  1. feminine whim, caprice

pală⁶

  • /ˈpa.lə/

Rhymes with -alə

Where it comes from

From Latin pāla (“shovel”).

noun pale · pală · pala · palele

  1. archaic, feminine shovel
  2. feminine peel (handheld tool used to insert dough and remove bread from an oven)

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@misc{pala_2026,
  title = {pală},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ro/pal%C4%83},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}

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