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111paella — /pah ay leuh, ayl yeuh, pah yel euh/; Sp. /pah e lyah, e yah/, n. a Spanish dish prepared by simmering together chicken, seafood, rice, vegetables, and saffron and other seasonings. [1890 95 < Sp < Catalan: lit., frying pan, pot < MF paella < L… …
112Papagayo — /pah peuh guy oh/; Sp. /pah pah gah yaw/, n. 1. Gulf of, an inlet of the Pacific, on the NW coast of Costa Rica. 15 mi. (25 km) long; 25 mi. (40 km) wide. 2. a violent northerly wind occurring along the W coast of Central America, esp. on the… …
113paparazzo — /pah peuh raht soh/; It. /pah pah rddaht tsaw/, n., pl. paparazzi / raht see/; It. / rddaht tsee/. a freelance photographer, esp. one who takes candid pictures of celebrities for publication. [1965 70; < It, from the surname of such a… …
114paso doble — /pah soh doh blay/; Sp. /pah saw daw vle/, pl. paso dobles, Sp. pasos dobles /pah saws daw vles/. 1. a quick, light march often played at bullfights. 2. a two step, esp. one done to Latin American rhythms. [1925 30; < Sp: lit., double step] * * * …
115Pablo — /pah bloh/; Sp. /pah vlaw/, n. a male given name, Spanish form of Paul. * * * (as used in expressions) Casals Pablo Carlos Salvador Defilló Juárez Benito Pablo Neruda Pablo Picasso Pablo Ruiz y Sarasate y Navascuéz Pablo Martín Melitón de * * * …
116Pahlavi — /pah leuh vee /, n., pl Pahlavis for 3. 1. Muhammad Riza (or Reza) /ri zah /, 1919 80, shah of Iran 1941 79; in exile after 1979 (son of Riza Shah Pahlavi). 2. Riza (or Reza) Shah, 1877 1944, shah of Iran 1925 41. 3. (l.c.) a former gold coin of… …
117paho — /pah hoh, hooh, pah hoh , hooh /, n., pl. pahos. a prayer stick of the Hopi Indians. [1880 85, Amer.; < Hopi pá·ho] * * * …
118Panini — /pah nee nee/ for 1; /pah nee nee/ for 2, n. 1. fl. c400 B.C., Indian grammarian of Sanskrit. 2. See Pannini, Giovanni Paolo. * * * …
119Panoan — /pah noh euhn/, n. a family of South American Indian languages spoken in Peru, Bolivia, and western Brazil. Also, Pano /pah noh/. * * * …
120Pánuco — /pah neuh koh /; Sp. /pah nooh kaw /, n. a river in E central Mexico, flowing E to the Gulf of Mexico. ab. 315 mi. (505 km) long. * * * …
