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)

Concepts

straw

thatch

hay

lame

chaff

stalk

stubble

shuck

fern

husk

Synonyms

colmo

feno

sapé

Translations

paja

paille

paglia

Stroh

palla

stro

saman

قش

άχυρο

stramentum

ka

stipula

Halm

palea

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈpa.ʎɐ/

Etymology

Inherited from Latin: palea

Cognate with Galician: palla

Cognate with Spanish: paja

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.

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.