la
feminine
/paˈliθa/
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Translation
thrashing, drubbing; a slog
Word origin
From palo ('stick'), from Latin palus ('stake'), plus the suffix -iza. The figurative senses of a heavy defeat or an exhausting effort grew from the literal idea of a beating.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- palus
- English cognates
- pale, pole
Grammar
Genderfeminine
Pluralpalizas
Examples
, .
Our team lost five nil, what a drubbing.
Mudarnos .
Moving flat was a real slog.
.
The final exam gave everyone a proper thrashing.
tremenda.
Eight hours in the car is an enormous slog.
¡ , agotado!
What a slog of a day, I am exhausted!
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