pelma
English
Etymology
From Ancient Greek πέλμα.
Noun
pelma (plural pelmata)
- (zoology) The undersurface of the foot.
Synonyms
- sole
Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for pelma in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913)
Anagrams
- Mapel, Maple, Palme, ample, maple
Norwegian Nynorsk
Verb
pelma (present tense pelmar, past tense pelma, past participle pelma, passive infinitive pelmast, present participle pelmande, imperative pelma/pelm)
- Alternative spelling of pelme
Spanish
Etymology
Uncertain. Cf. Ancient Greek πέλμα (pélma). Or a shortening of pelmazo, possibly from Latin pegma, from Ancient Greek πῆγμα (pêgma). Cf. also Romanian piemn, pielm.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpelma/ [ˈpel.ma]
- Rhymes: -elma
- Syllabification: pel‧ma
Noun
pelma m or f (plural pelmas)
- (colloquial) bore
Related terms
- pelmazo
Further reading
- “pelma”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014