Polyglot Dictionary

palma

/ˈpawmɐ/

a noun B2

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
as palmas

Meaning

  1. palm

    • A palma da mão.

      The palm of the hand.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

palmeira

Worth distinguishing: a palmeira (palm tree) is the whole tree; palma (palm) is the general word, often for the leaf or frond.

Similar in other languages

German

Handfläche

Handfläche is the German word for the same thing — both mean "palm."

Spanish

palma

palma is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "palm."

Practice

1 What does palma mean?

2 Fill the gap: A ___ da mão.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches palma?

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