palaia

Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Latin (solea) pelagica (“pelagic sole”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [pəˈla.jə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [paˈla.ja]

• Audio (Barcelona):

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Noun

palaia f (plural palaies)

1. European plaice

   Synonyms: pelada, capellà

Derived terms

• palaí
• palaia anglesa
• palaia bruixa
• palaia de Sant Pau
• palaia falsa
• palaia misèries

Further reading

• “palaia”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /paˈla.ja/
• Rhymes: -aja
• Hyphenation: pa‧là‧ia

Noun

palaia f (plural palaie)

1. a heap of poles