paume
Meaning
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- palm (of hand)
- real tennis
Concepts
palm of hand
palm of the hand
reverse side
open hand
Synonyms
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/pom/
Etymology
Inherited from Middle French paulme, from Old French paume, paulme, from Latin palma, from Proto-Indo-European *pl̥h₂meh₂. Compare palme (“palm tree”), a borrowed doublet.
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