palo

noun

pa·​lo

ˈpa(ˌ)lō,

ˈpä(-

plural -s

chiefly Southwest

: pole, stick

—used in names of trees

Word History

Etymology

American Spanish, stick, tree, from Spanish, stick, timber, from Latin palus stake

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