palha — meaning in English

English meaning

• chaff noun The dry, papery husks separated from grain during threshing.
• lame adj Unable to walk normally because of an injury or problem with the legs or feet.
• straw noun Dried stalks left over from cereal crops like wheat, used for bedding, fodder, or thatch.
• waffle noun A crisp pastry with a grid pattern, usually eaten hot with syrup or toppings.

Senses

palha is used for these senses in English:

• chaff The inedible parts of a grain-producing plant.
• lame (colloquial) Uncool, uninteresting, or unfunny.
• straw (countable) A dried stalk of a cereal plant.
• straw (uncountable) Such dried stalks considered collectively; this bulk matter may be a chief salable product, a by-product, fodder, bedding, or green manure, depending on region and on current market conditions.
• waffle (colloquial) (Often lengthy) speech or writing that is evasive or vague, or pretentious.

chaff — full definition

1. noun The dry, papery husks separated from grain during threshing.
2. noun Something considered worthless or unwanted, especially compared with something valuable ("separating the wheat from the chaff").
3. verb To tease or make good-natured fun of someone.

lame — full definition

1. adj Unable to walk normally because of an injury or problem with the legs or feet.
2. adj Weak, unconvincing, or poorly thought out.
3. adj Informally, boring, uncool, or disappointing.

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