Feminine

palla

Meaning

  1. (feminine) ball (object used for playing games)
  2. (feminine) ball (solid or hollow sphere)
  3. (feminine, historical) bullet, shot
  4. (feminine, plural-normally, vulgar) testicles
  5. (feminine, figuratively, informal) something dull or boring
  6. (colloquial, feminine) lie
  7. (feminine) circle-shaped charge

Frequency

B1
Hyphenated as
pàl‧la
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈpal.la/
Etymology

From Medieval Latin balla, palla, bala, from Frankish *ballu, from Proto-Germanic *balluz, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰoln- (“bubble”), from *bʰel- (“to blow, swell, inflate”). Alternatively, via Lombardic *palla, from Proto-Germanic *ballô, from the same ultimate origin. Compare Sicilian baḍḍa.

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