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palude

palude noun: a marsh or swamp.

Noun

palude (plural paludes)

  1. (uncommon) A marsh or swamp.
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Forms of palude

pluralpaludes

Origin of palude

From Middle English palude, from Anglo-Norman palude, palud, palu, from Old French palu, from Latin palūs, palūdem. Reinforced (and with pronunciation influenced) by French palude, palud and Italian palude.

Questions about palude

What does palude mean?
Palude means a marsh or swamp.
What part of speech is palude?
Palude is a noun.
What is the plural of palude?
The plural of palude is paludes.

Words near palude in the dictionary

  1. paludaments
  2. paludamentum
  3. paludaria
  4. paludarium
  5. paludariums
  6. palude
  7. paludes
  8. paludi-
  9. paludial
  10. paludian
  11. Paludians

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