name
Meaning 1
A surname.
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palla
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CMU ARPABET: P AE1 L AH0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
A traditional Tuscan ball game played in the street.
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Usage: uncountable
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noun
Meaning 3
A rectangular piece of cloth worn by ladies in Ancient Rome and fastened with brooches.
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Usage: historical
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History
Etymology
* As an Italian surname, borrowed from Italian Palla. * As a Catalan and Galician surname, from palla (“straw”). * As a Hungarian surname, variant of Pál. * As a Telugu surname, borrowed from Telugu పల్ల (palla) or Telugu పాళ్ళ (pāḷḷa). * As a Punjabi Sikh surname, borrowed from Punjabi ਪੱਲਾ (pallā, “edge of a garment”).
Borrowed from Italian palla (“ball”). Doublet of ball.
Learned borrowing from Latin palla. Doublet of pall.