paila
See also: pailă
English edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Spanish paila. Doublet of patella.
Noun edit
paila (plural pailas)
- An earthenware bowl used as a plate in parts of South America.
Dalmatian edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
paila f
Hawaiian edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Noun edit
paila
Derived terms edit
- paila wahie (“woodpile”)
Verb edit
paila
- to pile up, heap up
Etymology 2 edit
Verb edit
paila
Alternative forms edit
Derived terms edit
- kēkelē paila (“boiling point”)
Further reading edit
- “paila” in Ka‘ōnohi‘ulaokamanō Kai, Manomano, KAI LOA Inc.
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
From Latin patella. Doublet of padilla, paella, and puela.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
paila f (plural pailas)
- a round shallow tray, pan, or bowl
- frying pan
- pot
- paila (large bowl)
Related terms edit
Further reading edit
- “paila”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014