noun
Meaning 1
A young woman; a girl.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: Polari and other slang
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
palone
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Sound
Pronunciation
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UK: /pəˈləʊni/
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UK: /pəˈləʊn/
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rhymes with -əʊni
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rhymes with -əʊn
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CMU ARPABET: P AH0 L OW1 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
History
Etymology
Uncertain; possibly from Italian paglione, by analogy with palliasse and so with hay bag.