pallu
/ˈpaluː/noun
pallu is spelled P-A-L-L-U: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 35 million words in written English, the 180,281st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, pallu means “The usually decorated end of a sari that hangs loose when worn” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of pallu is pallus.
How many letters and syllables are in pallu?
| Letters | 5: P-A-L-L-U |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 35 million words; the 180,281st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is pallu?
Pallu appears about once in every 35 million words in written English, the 180,281st most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce pallu?
- UK /ˈpaluː/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with pallu?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as pallu (/alu/).
Spelled with the same letters in another order: pulla.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of pallu
- pallus plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does pallu mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The usually decorated end of a sari that hangs loose when worn.
noun
- 1
A genre of satirical Tamil poetry dealing with the life of a farmer and his wives and landlord.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does pallu come from?
Borrowed from Hindi पल्लू (pallū), from पल्ला (pallā, “side”), from Sanskrit पल्ल (palla). Compare with palla.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).