Palangge

Alemannic German

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian palanca (“board”), from Vulgar Latin palanca, from Latin phalanga, itself from Ancient Greek φάλαγξ (phálanx).

Noun

Palangge f

1. (Uri) A large piece of wood; a board.

References

• Abegg, Emil, (1911) Die Mundart von Urseren (Beiträge zur Schweizerdeutschen Grammatik. IV.) [The Dialect of Urseren], Frauenfeld, Switzerland: Huber & Co., page 49.