pala
Spanish, noun/ˈpala/
pala is spelled P-A-L-A (4 letters) and appears 5.4 times per million words in written Spanish, the 11,366th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Pala is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “shovel, spade” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Herramienta formada por una lámina plana o ligeramente cóncava y un mango para asirla, que se emplea para…”.
What does pala mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineshovel, spade
- 2
feminineblade of an oar, a shovel, etc.
- 3
feminineupper, vamp
- 4
femininesetting (piece of metal in which a precious gem is fixed)
- 5
femininepaddle
- 6
femininepeel
- 7
feminineslangcocaine
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Herramienta formada por una lámina plana o ligeramente cóncava y un mango para asirla, que se emplea para recoger y transportar materiales sueltos o para cavar. 2. Volumen de material que puede trasladar esta herramienta en cada movimiento. 3. Por analogía, estructura equivalente en algunas herramientas mecánicas. 4. Lámina plana, similar a la de las palas₁, que forma la parte viva de otras herramientas, como las hachas o azadas.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of pala
- palas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce pala?
- /ˈpala/
- [ˈpa.la]
- [ˈpala]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to pala
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is pala in Spanish?
pala appears 5.4 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).