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palma

Syllables: Pal·maUK/ˈpɑːl.mɑː/US/ˈpɑl.mɑ/

palma is the alternative form of palmo.

Meaning of palmo

Noun

palmo (plural palmos)

  1. (historical, measure) A traditional Spanish unit of length, equivalent to about 20.8 cm.
  2. (historical, measure) A traditional Portuguese unit of length, usually equivalent to about 22 cm.

Proper noun capitalized: Palma

Palma

  1. A city and port, the capital of the Balearic Islands, Spain, on the island of Mallorca; in full, Palma de Mallorca.
  2. A town in Palma district, Cabo Delgado, Mozambique.

Synonyms of palma

Forms of palma

pluralpalmas

Origin of palma

From Portuguese and Spanish palma. Doublet of palm, palmo, and pam.

Borrowed from Spanish Palma. Doublet of palm.

Phrases with palma

Questions about palma

What does palma mean?
Palma means a city and port, the capital of the Balearic Islands, Spain, on the island of Mallorca; in full, Palma de Mallorca.
What is palma the alternative form of?
Palma is the alternative form of palmo.
What part of speech is palma?
Palma is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce palma?
Palma is pronounced /ˈpɑːl.mɑː/ (UK).

Words near palma in the dictionary

  1. palm-oil
  2. palm-oils
  3. palm-tree
  4. palm-trees
  5. palm-wine
  6. palma
  7. palma Christi
  8. Palma de Mallorca
  9. Palma-Perez
  10. Palma-Urbano
  11. palmable

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Adapted from Wiktionary: palma (page history and authors); Palma (page history and authors); palmo (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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