palta

== Cebuano == === Etymology === From Spanish faltar, from falta +‎ -ar, or from Vulgar Latin *fallitāre, formed from a root *fallitus, from Latin fallō. === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: pal‧ta === Verb === palta to be absent from work, school, etc. === Noun === palta an absence === Quotations === For quotations using this term, see Citations:palta. == Finnish == === Verb === palta inflection of palttaa: present active indicative connegative second-person singular present imperative second-person singular present active imperative connegative === Anagrams === lapat, palat == Italian == === Etymology === From a Mediterranean substrate word. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈpal.ta/ Rhymes: -alta Hyphenation: pàl‧ta === Noun === palta f (plural palte) swamp, bayou ==== Related terms ==== acquitrino melma, fanghiglia, mota brago, belletta, melletta === Anagrams === talpa == Lombard == === Etymology === Akin to Italian palta. === Noun === palta f mud == Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Quechua pallta. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈpalta/ [ˈpal̪.t̪a] Rhymes: -alta Syllabification: pal‧ta === Noun === palta f (plural paltas) (Andes Mountains, Chile, Rioplatense, uncommon in Guatemala) avocado (fruit) Synonyms: aguacate, (Philippines) avocado, (Colombia, dated) cura (Peru, colloquial, slang) embarrassment, fear Synonym: vergüenza ¡Qué palta! ― How embarrassing! ==== Usage notes ==== The fruit of the avocado tree is referred to as palta. The tree itself is referred to as palto, though Ecuadorian Spanish uses aguacate. ==== Related terms ==== === Noun === palta m (plural paltas) (historical, uncountable) Palta (extinct language) === Adjective === palta m or f (masculine and feminine plural paltas) (historical) relating to the Palta language or people === Further reading === “palta”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025 Idioma palta on the Spanish Wikipedia.Wikipedia es Paltas on the Spanish Wikipedia.Wikipedia es == Turkmen == === Etymology === Inherited from Proto-Turkic *baltu (“axe”) === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: pal‧ta === Noun === palta (definite accusative paltany, plural paltalar) axe ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “palta” in Enedilim.com “palta” in Webonary.org