paila

See also: pailă

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish paila. Doublet of patella.

Noun

paila (plural pailas)

1. An earthenware bowl used as a plate in parts of South America.

Dalmatian

Etymology

From Latin pīla.

Noun

paila f

1. jug

Hawaiian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpai̯.la/, [ˈpɐj.lə], [ˈpɛj.lə] (rapid speech)

Etymology 1

Borrowed from English pile.

Noun

paila

1. pile, heap

Derived terms

• paila wahie (“woodpile”)

Verb

paila

1. to pile up, heap up

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English boil.

Verb

paila

1. (cooking) to boil

   E paila kākou i ka iʻa. ― Let's boil the fish.

Alternative forms

• baila

Derived terms

• kēkelē paila (“boiling point”)

Further reading

• “paila” in Ka‘ōnohi‘ulaokamanō Kai, Manomano, KAI LOA Inc.

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French paele, from Latin patella. Doublet of padilla, paella, and puela.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpaila/ [ˈpai̯.la]
• Rhymes: -aila
• Syllabification: pai‧la

Noun

paila f (plural pailas)

1. a round shallow tray, pan, or bowl
2. frying pan
3. pot
4. paila (large bowl)
5. (El Salvador, Guatemala) a small shallow plate; a saucer

Related terms

• padilla
• paella
• puela

Further reading

• “paila”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024
• “paila”, in Diccionario de americanismos [Dictionary of Americanisms] (in Spanish), Association of Academies of the Spanish Language [Spanish: Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española], 2010