palpal

English

Etymology

From palpus +‎ -al.

Adjective

palpal (not comparable)

  1. Relating to a palpus.
    • 1913, A. Randell Jackson, “On the British Spiders of the Genus Microneta”, in Transactions of the Natural History Society of Northumberland, page 128:
      In the male each palpal tibia shows a long narrow apophysis on the outerside.

Anagrams

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpalpal/ [ˈpal̪.pal̪]
  • Hyphenation: pal‧pal

Etymology 1

Adjective

pálpál (intensified palpalon, Basahan spelling ᜉᜎ᜔ᜉᜎ᜔)

  1. (derogatory) stupid; dumb
    Synonyms: patal, pangol, pulpol, bobo, boba, tonto, tonta, kamote
Derived terms
  • kapalpalan

Etymology 2

Verb

pálpál (plural paralpal, Basahan spelling ᜉᜎ᜔ᜉᜎ᜔)

  1. to drive something in (as a post into the ground)
Derived terms
  • ipalpal
  • magpalpal

Tagalog

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /palˈpal/ [pɐlˈpal]
  • Rhymes: -al
  • Syllabification: pal‧pal

Noun

palpál (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜎ᜔ᜉᜎ᜔)

  1. wooden spanker
  2. (basketball) blocking of a shot using the hand
    Synonym: supalpal

Further reading

  • palpal”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

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Noun

palpal

  1. coral tree