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paccaAlternative form of pukka.pachaArchaic form of pasha.padmalotus blossompailaAn earthenware bowl used as a plate in parts of South America.paisaA subdivision of currency, equal to one hundredth of a Indian, Nepalese, or Pakistani rupee.paiza(historical) A tablet of authority in the Mongol Empire.pakkaAlternative form of pukka.palea(botany) The interior chaff or husk of grasses.pallaA traditional Tuscan ball game played in the street.palma(historical) Alternative form of palmo, traditional Portuguese and Spanish units of length.palsa(geomorphology) A hummock rising out of a bog with a core of ice; similar in appearance to a pingo but due to different structure palsas cannot grow as big as pingos.pampasingular of pampaspanda(colloquial, also attributively) Ellipsis of giant panda (“Ailuropoda melanoleuca”).panga(East Africa, South Africa) A large broad-bladed knife.panya(Jamaica) A large earthenware jar.pappaAlternative spelling of papa.parka(clothing) A long jacket with a hood which protects the wearer against rain and wind.parma(Australia) A dish cooked in the parmigiana style.parsaA Hebrew measure of itinerant distance: one parsa is about four kilometers, approximately the distance a man can walk in 72 minutes; a parasang.pashaThe Indian butterfly Herona marathus, family Nymphalidae.paska(Canada, Ukraine) A traditional Ukrainian egg bread, often decorated, used in Easter traditions.pasmaA "folk illness" in Filipino culture, believed to be brought on by exposure to cold or to water.pasta(uncountable) A dish or serving of pasta.patiaAlternative form of pathia.patka(Sikhism) A head covering worn by Sikh boys, and by Sikh men either alone or as an under-turban.patwa(Guyana) Any of the genus Cichlasoma of fishes.pausa(linguistics, phonology) The hiatus between prosodic units, e.g. at the end of a sentence.paysaArchaic form of paisa (“currency”).pecia(historical) A manuscript, folded into four, assigned to be copied by a scribepedhaAlternative form of peda (“Indian sweet”).peewaAlternative spelling of peewah.pelma(ornithology) The undersurface of the foot.pelta(art, historical) A crescent-shaped design used in mosaics.penkaAlternative form of penker.pennaa contour featherpereaplural of pereonperiaAlternative form of periah.perma(transitive, video games, slang) To permakill.pethaA North Indian sweet made out of pieces of winter melon cooked in sugar syrup. Especially famous are pethas from Agra.petrastone, a weight equal to 14 pounds.pettaAlternative form of pettah (“fortified town”).phoca(obsolete) A seal.phylaplural of phylum and phylonphyma(obsolete, medicine) A tubercle, tumor, or abscess on any external part of the body.physaAny of several species of freshwater snails, included in the family Physidae.piana(US, dialectal, dated) Pronunciation spelling of piano.picra(medicine, dated or historical) The powder of aloes with canella, formerly officinal, employed as a cathartic.pietaAlternative form of pietà.pindaA small bag for Ayurvedic massage, filled with aromatic herbs.pinna(botany) A leaflet or primary segment of a pinnate compound leaf.pinta(British, colloquial) A pint of milk.pipra(zoology) Any member of the bird genus Pipra; a manakin.pista(South Asia) pistachiopittaAny passerine belonging to the taxonomic family Pittidae.pizza(countable) A single instance of this dish.planaplural of planumplaya(geology, US) A level area which habitually fills with water that evaporates entirely.plazaA town's public square.plena(music, uncountable) A style of Puerto Rican music having a highly syncopated rhythm and often satirical lyrics.plicaA fold or crease, especially of skin or other tissue.pluma(zoology, archaic) A feather.poaka(New Zealand, among the Maori people) A pig.podiaplural of podiumpolkaA lively dance originating in Bohemia.pongaA medium-sized tree fern endemic to New Zealand, of species Alsophila tricolor (syns .Alsophila dealbata, Cyathea dealbata et al.).poojaAlternative form of puja.pookaA fairy that supposedly appears in animal form, often large.poppa(US, colloquial, sometimes childish) father, papa.poriaplural of porionportaThe part of the liver or other organ where its vessels and nerves enter; the hilum.poscaA drink in Ancient Rome and Greece, made by mixing sour wine or vinegar with water and herbs.prana(Hinduism, yoga) Respiration, breathing, seen as a life principle or life force.prata(chiefly Singapore) Synonym of roti prata (a type fried flatbread that is cooked over a flat grill)prayaA promenade or drive located beside the seashore in Hong Kong.presa(music) A symbol, such as ※ or :S:, used to indicate where a voice is to begin singing in a canon or round.pretaA hungry ghost (a supernatural being in Buddhist folklore, the spirit of a greedy person whose divine retribution is never to be sated)primamost importantproba(statistics) Abbreviation of probability.propa(Geordie, colloquial) Alternative form of proper.prutaAlternative spelling of prutah.psora(medicine, obsolete) A cutaneous disease, especially psoriasis, scabies, or mange.puccaAlternative form of pukka.puckaAlternative form of pukka.puffa(UK) A kind of shiny padded jacket.pukka(originally South Asia) Genuine or authentic; hence of behaviour: correct, socially acceptable or proper.pulkaAn animal-drawn sleigh (sledge) of a particular sort.pullaA sweet, leavened baked good made of wheat and flavored with crushed cardamom, resembling very soft bread in consistency, eaten in Finland.pungaAlternative form of ponga.punja(India) cultivable dry landpunkaAlternative spelling of punkah.puntaA Garifuna style of festive music and dance.purdaAlternative spelling of purdah.purgaA fine blizzard of snow in Russia.pustaA temperate grassland biome of the Great Hungarian Plain; an exclave of the Pannonian Steppe.puswa(Australia, vulgar) Alternative spelling of pusswah.putwa(India) roselle (Hibiscus sabdariffa)pysma(rhetoric) The asking of a series of questions requiring complex answers.