Vrouwelijk

palha

(Engels)

  1. (feminine) straw (a dried stalk of a cereal plant)
  2. (feminine, uncountable) straw considered collectively
  3. (feminine) textile made of straw
  4. (Portugal, colloquial, feminine) padding, waffle
  5. (colloquial, feminine) trifle (something without importance)
  6. (colloquial, feminine) trifle (something without importance)

Frequentie

C2
Uitgesproken als (IPA)
/ˈpa.ʎɐ/
Etymologie (Engels)

In summary

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese palha, from Latin palea (“straw”), from Proto-Indo-European *pel- (“flour, dust”). Cognate with Galician palla and Spanish paja.

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