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pall-mall

pall-mall
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [pawl mawl]
    • /pɔl mɔl/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [pawl mawl]
    • /pɔl mɔl/

Definition of pall-mall word

  • noun pall-mall a street in London, England, famed for its clubs. 1

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Origin of pall-mall

First appearance:

before 1560
One of the 32% oldest English words
1560-70; < Middle French pallemaille < Italian pallamaglio, equivalent to palla ball (< Langobardic) + maglio mallet (< Latin malleus). See ball1, mall, mell2

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Parts of speech for Pall-mall

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

pall-mall popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 47% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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