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paila

paila noun: an earthenware bowl used as a plate in parts of South America.

Noun

paila (plural pailas)

  1. An earthenware bowl used as a plate in parts of South America.

Forms of paila

pluralpailas

Origin of paila

Borrowed from Spanish paila. Doublet of patella.

Questions about paila

What does paila mean?
Paila means an earthenware bowl used as a plate in parts of South America.
What part of speech is paila?
Paila is a noun.
What is the plural of paila?
The plural of paila is pailas.

Words near paila in the dictionary

  1. paijamas
  2. paik
  3. Paikhomba
  4. paiks
  5. pail
  6. paila
  7. pailas
  8. pailful
  9. pailfuls
  10. Pailin
  11. pailing

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