palha

Meaning

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)

Hyphenated as

pa‧lha

Gender

♀️ Feminine

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈpa.ʎɐ/

Etymology

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

Sentences

Sim , mas por que há alguma palha ?

Yes, but why is there any straw?

O fogo da palha pode queimar a casa .

The fire of the straw can burn the house.

Arremesse a palha pela porta do estábulo .

Throw the straw through the stable door.