pela

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noun

Synonym of Chinese wax.

Similar
Chinese wax
OriginChinese 白蠟 /白蜡 →
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Meanings

pela1

nounpela (uncountable)
  1. uncountableSynonym of Chinese wax.

    Thus we have the myrtle wax of America extracted from the berries of the myrica cerifera, and the pela of the Chinese.

    1813, John Mason Good, Olinthus Gilbert Gregory, Pantologia

    Synonyms: Chinese wax

Pela2

proper noun
  1. A Burmish language spoken in western Yunnan, China.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSynonym of Chinese wax.

Similar
Chinese wax
Also see
chinese wax

Origin

  1. Chinese白蠟 /白蜡
  2. Englishpela

From informal romanization of Chinese 白蠟 /白蜡 (báilà).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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