English Words: P

46,516 words · Page 269 of 931

pesanteadj

heavy, ponderous

Pesantesname

A surname from Spanish.

Pesaroname

A city and comune, the capital city of the province of Pesaro and Urbino, Marche region, Italy.

Pesaventoname

A surname from Italian.

pesbian lornnoun

Spoonerism of lesbian porn

Pescadorenoun

Alternative form of Pescadores.

Pescadoresname

An archipelago in the Taiwan Strait; synonymous with Penghu County, Taiwan (ROC).

Pescaraname

A province of Abruzzo, Italy.

Pescarianame

The coast of Tinnevelly.

pescatariannoun

Alternative form of pescetarian.

Pescatorename

A surname from Italian.

pescatorionoun

Synonym of piscatory ring.

pescatourismnoun

tourism centred on fishing

Pescename

A surname from Italian.

Pesceananame

A commune of Vâlcea County, Romania.

pescetariannoun

A person who consumes no animal flesh with the exception of fish or seafood.

pescetarianismnoun

A dietary choice in which a person, known as a pescetarian, eats any combination of vegetables, fruit, nuts, beans and fish or seafood, but not mammals or birds. Some animal products, such as eggs and dairy, may or may not be part of the diet.

Peschname

A surname from German.

Pescheurname

A surname from French.

Pesekname

A surname from Czech.

pesennoun

Obsolete form of pisane.

pesetanoun

The former currency of the Spanish Empire and Andorra, divided into 100 céntimos.

pesewanoun

In the currency of Ghana, one hundredth of a cedi.

pesh-kabznoun

Synonym of Khyber knife.

peshatnoun

A method of interpretation of a text using the face-value, literal meaning.

Peshawarname

A city, the provincial capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.

peshcushnoun

An offering or tribute.

peshernoun

An interpretive commentary on scripture, especially one in Hebrew.

peshginoun

A form of debt bondage where an advance loan by the employer is to be repaid by bonded labour

Peshittaname

A Syriac translation of the Bible.

peshkhananoun

The tents and accompanying retinue sent on overnight, during a march, to the new camping ground, to receive the master on his arrival.

Peshkopiname

A town in northeastern Albania, located east of the river Black Drin and southwest of the Mali i Gramës in the Korab mountain range; it is the seat of the county of Dibër, the municipality of Dibër and the former seat of the defunct Dibër district.

Peshlakainame

A surname from Navajo.

peshmerganoun

A term used by Kurds to refer to armed Kurdish fighters.

Peshoriadj

Relating to Peshawar.

peshtemalnoun

A traditional cotton towel used in Turkish baths.

peshwanoun

Originally, a chief minister under the Marathi princes; later, (the title of) each of the rulers of the Marathi kingdom in central India from 1713–1818.

peshwashipnoun

The role or status of a peshwa.

peskilyadv

In a pesky manner.

Peskinname

A surname from Yiddish.

peskinessnoun

The condition of being pesky.

Peskotomuhkatinoun

Synonym of Passamaquoddy

Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqeyname

Synonym of Malecite-Passamaquoddy

peskyadj

Annoying, troublesome, irritating (usually of an animal or child).

pesonoun

A former unit of currency in Spain and Spain's colonies, worth 8 reales; the Spanish dollar.

pesoizationnoun

The process of pesoizing.

pesoizeverb

To express in the currency of pesos; to convert to pesos.

Pesquet's parrotnoun

Psittrichas fulgidus, a species of parrot found in New Guinea which has black and red plumage.

pessarynoun

A medical device similar to the outer ring of a contraceptive diaphragm, most commonly used to support a displaced uterus; also called therapeutic pessary.

Pessiname

Lionel Messi.

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The English alphabetical index for the letter P contains 46,516 headwords drawn from our Wiktionary-derived dictionary table. At 50 entries per page the browse splits into 931 pages, and you are currently viewing page 269. Every row above is a dictionary-backed entry with a canonical slug, and each links through to a full definition page with pronunciation, senses, etymology, and related-word data where available.

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