pala — meaning in English

English meaning

• banana noun A long curved tropical fruit with soft flesh and a peelable yellow skin.
• shovel verb To move earth, snow, or other loose material using a shovel.
• spade noun A hand tool with a flat blade and a handle, used for digging.

Senses

pala is used for these senses in English:

• banana The tropical tree-like plant which bears clusters of bananas, a plant of the genus Musa (but sometimes also including plants from Ensete), which has large, elongated leaves. [from 1697]
• bezel The rim and flange which encompasses and fastens a jewel or other object, such as the crystal of a watch, in the cavity in which it is set.
• shovel A hand tool with a handle, used for moving portions of material such as earth, snow, and grain from one place to another, with some forms also used for digging. In strict usage differentiated from a spade, which is designed solely for small-scale digging and incidental tasks such as chopping of small roots.
• spade A garden tool with a handle and a flat blade for digging. Not to be confused with a shovel which is used for moving earth or other materials.

banana — full definition

1. noun A long curved tropical fruit with soft flesh and a peelable yellow skin.
2. noun The tall tropical plant that produces this fruit.

shovel — full definition

1. verb To move earth, snow, or other loose material using a shovel.
2. noun A tool with a broad blade and handle, used for digging or moving loose material.

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