palma

/ˈpalma/ · B2 · noun · f

hand

palma — hand

✋🌴 Same as English palm: Latin palma, palm of the hand

From Latin palma, the flat of the hand. The tree got the same name because its fronds spread out like fingers from a palm. Aplaudir is batir palmas in Spanish: you clap your palms together.

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