panama

UK/ˈpænəmɑː/

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British/ˈpanəmɑː/

panama is the alternative form of Panama.

Proper noun capitalized: Panama

Panama

A country in Central America. Official name: Republic of Panama.
- A man, a plan, a canal — Panama!
- Economists at Capital Economics wrote in an August note that dollarized countries El Salvador, Panama and Ecuador show “markedly lower inflation than elsewhere in the region.”2023 October 23, Anna Cooban, “Javier Milei wants Argentina to swap the peso for the US dollar. Here’s what that could mean”, in CNN Business

Noun capitalized: Panama

Panama (plural Panamas)

A Panama hat.

Forms of panama

Noun
plural	panamas
plural	Panamas
Proper noun
alternative form	Panamá

Origin of panama

Borrowed from Spanish Panamá, of unknown origin. Possibly from a Chibchan language such as Kuna, or another indigenous language of the region (such as Cueva, which is barely attested and is now extinct).

Words formed from panama

Phrases with panama

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Questions about panama

What does panama mean?: Panama means a country in Central America. Official name: Republic of Panama.
What is panama the alternative form of?: Panama is the alternative form of Panama.
What part of speech is panama?: Panama can be a proper noun or a noun.
How do you pronounce panama?: Panama is pronounced /ˈpænəmɑː/ (UK).

Words near panama in the dictionary

Adapted from Wiktionary: panama (page history and authors); Panama (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.

Last updated: 2026-09-02

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