English edit

Adjective edit

palpal (not comparable)

  1. Relating to a palpus.

Anagrams edit

Bikol Central edit

Pronunciation edit

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

Etymology 1 edit

Adjective edit

pálpál (intensified palpalon, Basahan spelling ᜉᜎ᜔ᜉᜎ᜔)

  1. stupid; dumb
    Synonyms: patal, pangol, pulpol, bobo, boba, tonto, tonta, kamote
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Etymology 2 edit

Verb edit

pálpál (plural paralpal, Basahan spelling ᜉᜎ᜔ᜉᜎ᜔)

  1. to drive something in (as a post into the ground)
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Tagalog edit

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /palˈpal/, [pɐlˈpal]
  • Hyphenation: pal‧pal

Noun edit

palpál (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜎ᜔ᜉᜎ᜔)

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

Further reading edit

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

Anagrams edit

Tok Pisin edit

Noun edit

palpal

  1. coral tree