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8-letter words (1 found)

PALESTRA,

7-letter words (11 found)

APTERAL,EARLAPS,PALATES,PALTERS,PERSALT,PETARAS,PLASTER,PLATERS,PSALTER,STAPLER,TARSEAL,

6-letter words (60 found)

ALATES,ALERTS,ALTARS,ALTERS,AREPAS,ARTELS,ASTARE,ASTRAL,EARLAP,ESTRAL,LAPSER,LASTER,LEPRAS,PALATE,PALEST,PALETS,PALTER,PARLES,PASEAR,PASELA,PASTEL,PASTER,PATERA,PATERS,PEARLS,PEARST,PELTAS,PETALS,PETARA,PETARS,PLASTE,PLATER,PLATES,PLEATS,PRATES,RATALS,RATELS,REATAS,RELATA,REPAST,SALPAE,SALTER,SARAPE,SATRAP,SEARAT,SEPTAL,SLATER,STALER,STAPLE,STELAR,TALARS,TALERS,TALPAE,TALPAS,TAPERS,TARSAL,TARSEL,TEPALS,TRAPES,TRAPSE,

5-letter words (145 found)

ALAPS,ALATE,ALERT,ALTAR,ALTER,APART,APERS,APERT,APRES,APTER,AREAL,AREAS,AREPA,ARETS,ARLES,ARPAS,ARTAL,ARTEL,ASPER,ASTER,ATAPS,ATLAS,EARLS,EARST,LAERS,LAPSE,LARES,LASER,LATER,LEAPS,LEAPT,LEARS,LEAST,LEATS,LEPRA,LEPTA,LERPS,PAALS,PALAS,PALEA,PALER,PALES,PALET,PALSA,PARAE,PARAS,PARES,PARLE,PARSE,PARTS,PASTA,PASTE,PATER,PATES,PEALS,PEARL,PEARS,PEART,PEATS,PELAS,PELTA,PELTS,PERST,PERTS,PETAL,PETAR,PLAAS,PLAST,PLATE,PLATS,PLEAS,PLEAT,PRASE,PRATE,PRATS,PRESA,PREST,RALES,RAPES,RASTA,RATAL,RATAS,RATEL,RATES,REALS,REAPS,REAST,REATA,REPLA,RESAT,SALAT,SALEP,SALET,SALPA,SEPAL,SEPTA,SERAL,SETAL,SLART,SLATE,SLEPT,SPAER,SPALE,SPALT,SPARE,SPART,SPATE,SPEAL,SPEAR,SPEAT,SPELT,SPLAT,SPRAT,STALE,STARE,STEAL,STEAR,STELA,STRAE,STRAP,STREP,TAALS,TAELS,TALAR,TALAS,TALEA,TALER,TALES,TALPA,TAPAS,TAPER,TAPES,TARAS,TARES,TARPS,TASAR,TASER,TEALS,TEARS,TEPAL,TEPAS,TERAS,TESLA,TRAPE,TRAPS,

4-letter words (129 found)

AALS,ALAE,ALAP,ALAR,ALAS,ALES,ALPS,ALTS,APER,APES,APSE,APTS,AREA,ARES,ARET,ARLE,ARPA,ARSE,ARTS,ASAR,ASEA,ATAP,ATES,EARL,EARS,EAST,EATS,ELTS,ERAS,ERST,ETAS,LAER,LAPS,LARE,LARS,LASE,LAST,LATE,LATS,LEAP,LEAR,LEAS,LEAT,LEPS,LEPT,LERP,LEST,LETS,PAAL,PALE,PALS,PARA,PARE,PARS,PART,PASE,PAST,PATE,PATS,PEAL,PEAR,PEAS,PEAT,PELA,PELS,PELT,PERT,PEST,PETS,PLAT,PLEA,PRAT,RALE,RAPE,RAPS,RAPT,RASE,RASP,RAST,RATA,RATE,RATS,REAL,REAP,REPS,REST,RETS,SALE,SALP,SALT,SATE,SEAL,SEAR,SEAT,SEPT,SERA,SETA,SLAE,SLAP,SLAT,SPAE,SPAR,SPAT,SPET,STAP,STAR,STEP,TAAL,TAEL,TAES,TALA,TALE,TAPA,TAPE,TAPS,TARA,TARE,TARP,TARS,TASE,TEAL,TEAR,TEAS,TELA,TELS,TEPA,TRAP,TRES,TSAR,

3-letter words (66 found)

AAL,AAS,ALA,ALE,ALP,ALS,ALT,APE,APT,ARE,ARS,ART,ASP,ATE,ATS,EAR,EAS,EAT,ELS,ELT,ERA,ERS,EST,ETA,LAP,LAR,LAS,LAT,LEA,LEP,LES,LET,PAL,PAR,PAS,PAT,PEA,PEL,PER,PES,PET,PRE,PST,RAP,RAS,RAT,REP,RES,RET,SAE,SAL,SAP,SAR,SAT,SEA,SEL,SER,SET,SPA,TAE,TAP,TAR,TAS,TEA,TEL,TES,

2-letter words (18 found)

AA,AE,AL,AR,AS,AT,EA,EL,ER,ES,ET,LA,PA,PE,RE,ST,TA,TE,

1-letter words (1 found)

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You can make 431 words from palestra according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of palestra

palestra

Noun

palestra (plural palestras or palestrae) (US)

  1. Alternative form of palaestra

References

  • “palestra”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

  • Peraltas

Italian

Etymology

Probably borrowed from Latin palaestra, from Ancient Greek παλαίστρα (palaístra, “wrestling school”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /paˈlɛ.stra/
  • Rhymes: -ɛstra
  • Hyphenation: pa‧lè‧stra

Noun

palestra f (plural palestre)

  1. gym, gymnasium

Derived terms

  • palestrato

Anagrams

  • alpestra, parlaste, pestarla, sparlate

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin palaestra, from Ancient Greek παλαίστρα (palaístra).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /paˈlɛs.tra/
  • Rhymes: -ɛstra
  • Syllabification: pa‧les‧tra

Noun

palestra f

  1. (literary, law, collective) the bar
    Synonym: adwokatura
    usunąć z palestry ― to disbar
  2. (literary, law) the title, function, or position given to a lawyer
  3. (historical) palaestra

Conjugation

Derived terms

Further reading

  • palestra in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • palestra in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: pa‧les‧tra

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin palaestra, from Ancient Greek παλαίστρα (palaístra, “wrestling school”).

Noun

palestra f (plural palestras)

  1. lecture, talk (spoken lesson or exposition, usually delivered to a group)
  2. (literary) chat, talk (informal conversation)
  3. (historical) palaestra (public area in ancient Greece and Rome dedicated to the teaching and practice of wrestling and other sports)
Usage notes

Palestra usually refers to special lectures, often delivered as part of an event. Lectures that are regular classes are not usually called palestras, but aulas.

Etymology 2

Verb

palestra

  1. inflection of palestrar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin palaestra.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /paˈlestɾa/ [paˈles.t̪ɾa]
  • Rhymes: -estɾa
  • Syllabification: pa‧les‧tra

Noun

palestra f (plural palestras)

  1. (historical) palaestra

Further reading

  • “palestra”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

Source: wiktionary.org