paila

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noun

An earthenware bowl used as a plate in parts of South America.

OriginSpanish paila →
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Meanings

nounpaila (plural pailas)

plural pailas

  1. An earthenware bowl used as a plate in parts of South America.

Origin

  1. Spanishpaila
  2. Englishpaila

Borrowed from Spanish paila. Doublet of patella.

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APA

paila. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paila

MLA

“paila.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paila. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “paila,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paila.

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