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palmas

palmas noun: clapping of the hands.

Noun

palmas (uncountable)

  1. Clapping of the hands.
    • […] she performed in an ensemble that included one uncle (José Carbonell) on guitar, and another (Antonio Carbonell) accompanying her with palmas, or handclapping.2007 February 6, Ben Ratliff, “Embodying the Past and Future of an Old Form”, in New York Times

Proper noun capitalized: Palmas

Palmas

  1. A municipality, the state capital of Tocantins, Brazil.
  2. Synonym of Miangas (“Indonesian island”).
    Synonyms:
    Miangas

Synonyms of palmas

Phrases with palmas

Questions about palmas

What does palmas mean?
Palmas means clapping of the hands.
What part of speech is palmas?
Palmas can be a noun or a proper noun.

Words near palmas in the dictionary

  1. palmaromedial
  2. palmarosa
  3. palmarumycin
  4. palmarumycins
  5. palmary
  6. palmas
  7. palmate
  8. palmate compound
  9. palmate newt
  10. palmate newts
  11. palmated

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