pá

Noun

1. (feminine) shovel; spade (tool for digging and moving material)
2. (feminine) windmill blade
3. (feminine) the end of a paddle or oar with the blade
4. (Portugal, feminine) shoulder, chuck (cut of meat)

Intj

dude; man

Intj

1. (Brazil) bam, boom
2. (Brazil) and stuff

Prep

contraction of para a

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈpa/

Etymology

Inherited from Latin: pala

Cognate with Galician: pa

Cognate with Spanish: pala

In summary

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese paa, from Latin pālam (“shovel”). Doublet of pala. Compare Galician pa and Spanish pala.

Concepts

shovel

spade

blade

oar

paddle

sail

oar blade

boat paddle

hand shovel

dust shovel

Crikey

Blimey

fire irons

French kiss

Gee

Synonyms

remo

cavadeira

crioulo

enxada

pagaia

pazinha

aleta

Translations

pelle

pala

schop

pala

bêche

Schaufel

φτυάρι

spade

badile

pala

łopata

Spaten

pala

schep

vanga

Sentences

Henderson levantou-se com uma pá na mão .

Henderson stood up with a shovel in his hand.

Um limpador de rua caminha pela rua com sua vassoura e pá de lixo .

A street cleaner walks down the street with his broom and dustpan.