Meanings
palma1
nounpalma (plural palmas)
plural palmas
- alternativehistoricalAlternative form of palmo, traditional Portuguese and Spanish units of length.
Palma2
proper noun
- A city and port, the capital of the Balearic Islands, Spain, on the island of Mallorca; in full, Palma de Mallorca.
Synonyms: Palma de Mallorca
- A town in Palma district, Cabo Delgado, Mozambique.
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounA city and port, the capital of the Balearic Islands, Spain, on the island of Mallorca; in full, Palma de Mallorca.
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Origin
palma · noun
- Spanishpalma
- Englishpalma
From Portuguese and Spanish palma. Doublet of palm, palmo, and pam.
More words from Spanish
Full word history & related roots →Palma · proper noun
- SpanishPalma
- EnglishPalma
Borrowed from Spanish Palma. Doublet of palm.
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan Palma
- PalmaPalma, Mallorca, Spain
Chinese Mandarin 帕爾馬 /帕尔马
- 帕爾馬 /帕尔马 (Pà'ěrmǎ)Palma, Mallorca, Spain
Latin Palma
- PalmaPalma, Mallorca, Spain
Polish Palma de Mallorca, Palma
- Palma de MallorcaPalma, Mallorca, Spain
- PalmaPalma, Mallorca, Spain
Portuguese Palma, Palma de Maiorca
- PalmaPalma, Mallorca, Spain
- Palma de MaiorcaPalma, Mallorca, Spain
Russian Па́льма
- Па́льма (Pálʹma)Palma, Mallorca, Spain
Spanish Palma, Palma de Mallorca
- PalmaPalma, Mallorca, Spain
- Palma de MallorcaPalma, Mallorca, Spain
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APA
palma. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/palma
MLA
“palma.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/palma. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “palma,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/palma.
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