palla

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noun

A traditional Tuscan ball game played in the street.

OriginItalian palla →
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Meanings

palla1

nounpalla (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA traditional Tuscan ball game played in the street.

palla2

nounpalla (plural pallae)

plural pallae

  1. historicalA rectangular piece of cloth worn by ladies in Ancient Rome and fastened with brooches.

Palla3

proper nounPalla (plural Pallas)

plural Pallas

  1. A surname.

Origin

palla · noun

  1. Italianpalla“ball”
  2. Englishpalla

Borrowed from Italian palla (“ball”). Doublet of ball.

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palla · noun

  1. Latinpalla
  2. Englishpalla

Learned borrowing from Latin palla. Doublet of pall.

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Palla · proper noun

  1. Punjabiਪੱਲਾ“edge of a garment”
  2. Teluguపాళ్ళ
  3. Teluguపల్ల
  4. ItalianPalla
  5. EnglishPalla

* As an Italian surname, borrowed from Italian Palla. * As a Catalan and Galician surname, from palla (“straw”). * As a Hungarian surname, variant of Pál. * As a Telugu surname, borrowed from Telugu పల్ల (palla) or Telugu పాళ్ళ (pāḷḷa). * As a Punjabi Sikh surname, borrowed from Punjabi ਪੱਲਾ (pallā, “edge of a garment”).

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APA

palla. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/palla

MLA

“palla.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/palla. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “palla,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/palla.

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