palla

palla means A surname.

Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, palla ranks #16,734 of 42,752 for Qualifying.

Etymology

* As an Italian surname, borrowed from Italian Palla. * As a Catalan and Galician surname, from palla (“straw”). * As a Hungarian surname, variant of Pál. * As a Telugu surname, borrowed from Telugu పల్ల (palla) or Telugu పాళ్ళ (pāḷḷa). * As a Punjabi Sikh surname, borrowed from Punjabi ਪੱਲਾ (pallā, “edge of a garment”).

name

A surname.

noun

A traditional Tuscan ball game played in the street.
A rectangular piece of cloth worn by ladies in Ancient Rome and fastened with brooches.

Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Words closest in meaning

By meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.

pallone 83% match — A traditional Italian game played with a large leather ball. vs palla →
boccette 65% match — An Italian billiards-like ball sport. vs palla →
patball 63% match — A particular children's ball game played against a wall with a tennis ball. vs palla →
tamburello 60% match — Any of several Italian ball games resembling squash or tennis, the players striking the ball with a tambourine-like implement. vs palla →
bracciale 59% match — A wooden cylinder worn over the forearm and used to strike the ball in the game of pallone. vs palla →
bocce 56% match — A game, similar to bowls or pétanque, played on a long, narrow, dirt-covered court, or informally, as a lawn game. vs palla →
wallball 56% match — A particular ball sport in which the ball is thrown against the wall vs palla →
triccaballacca 56% match — A Neapolitan percussion instrument vs palla →