palmar

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English

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin palmaris. May be decomposed as palm +‎ -ar.

Adjective

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palmar (comparative more palmar, superlative most palmar)

  1. (anatomy, not comparable) Of or pertaining to the palm of the hand or comparable appendage.
    • 1988 May 20, Jack Clark, “Touch of Death”, in Chicago Reader[1]:
      "A latent print on the palmar surface of our hands and the plantar surfaces of our foot is a scan that is entirely different from the scan on the rest of our bodies.
  2. (anatomy and medicine) In the direction of the palm.
    • 2002, John Gray Seiler, Essentials of Hand Surgery[2], →ISBN, page 14:
      The long and ring superficialis tendons lie more palmar than the index and small.
  3. (zoology) Of or relating to the underside of the wings of birds.

Synonyms

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  • (in the direction of the palm): palmal

Antonyms

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  • (antonym(s) of toward the palmar surface): dorsal

Hypernyms

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Derived terms

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Translations

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See also

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Noun

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palmar m

  1. indefinite plural of palme

Portuguese

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Pronunciation

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  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /palˈmaɾ/ [paɫˈmaɾ]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /palˈma.ɾi/ [paɫˈma.ɾi]

Etymology 1

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From palma +‎ -ar.

Adjective

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palmar m or f (plural palmares)

  1. (relational) palm (of the hand); palmar
  2. (botany, relational) palm (tree)
  3. (figurative) clear, evident, incontestable
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Etymology 2

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From palmo +‎ -ar.

Adjective

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palmar m or f (plural palmares)

  1. having the length of a handspan
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Etymology 3

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Borrowed from Latin palmāris (palm (relational)).

Noun

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palmar m (plural palmares)

  1. palm grove
  2. village or farmstead located in a palm grove

Etymology 4

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From palma +‎ -ar.

Verb

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palmar (first-person singular present palmo, first-person singular preterite palmei, past participle palmado) (transitive)

  1. to palm (to hide in one's palm)
  2. (colloquial) to pilfer
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References

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Spanish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /palˈmaɾ/ [palˈmaɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: pal‧mar

Etymology 1

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From Latin palmāris.

Adjective

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palmar m or f (masculine and feminine plural palmares)

  1. (relational) palm (hand and tree); palmar
  2. (figurative) obvious
    Synonyms: palmario, claro

Noun

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palmar m (plural palmares)

  1. palm grove
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Etymology 2

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From Late Latin palmāre.

Verb

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palmar (first-person singular present palmo, first-person singular preterite palmé, past participle palmado)

  1. (colloquial) to die, kick the bucket
    Synonyms: cascarla, morir
  2. (colloquial) to lose in a game
Conjugation
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