palude

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noun

A marsh or swamp.

“For quotations using this term, see Citations:palude.”

OriginMiddle English palude ← Anglo-Norman palude, palud, palu ← Old French palu →
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Meanings

nounpalude (plural paludes)

plural paludes

  1. uncommonA marsh or swamp.

    For quotations using this term, see Citations:palude.

Origin

  1. Latinpalūs, palūdem
  2. Old Frenchpalu
  3. Anglo-Normanpalude, palud, palu
  4. Middle Englishpalude
  5. Englishpalude

From Middle English palude, from Anglo-Norman palude, palud, palu, from Old French palu, from Latin palūs, palūdem. Reinforced (and with pronunciation influenced) by French palude, palud and Italian palude.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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