5-letter words containing pa
- koppa — a letter (, ) of some early Greek alphabets, occurring between pi and rho and equivalent to Latin Q: later superseded by kappa except for its use as a numeral for 90.
- lappa — African waist scarf.
- lempa — a river rising in NW El Salvador, flowing E and then S to the Pacific Ocean. About 200 miles (320 km) long.
- lepal — (botany, obsolete) A sterile transformed stamen.
- lepas — (zoology) Any of the genus Lepas of pedunculated barnacles found attached to floating timber, bottoms of ships, etc.; a goose barnacle.
- limpa — a rye bread made using brown sugar or molasses
- lipan — a member of a group of Apache Indians who lived in the U.S. east of the Rio Grande.
- mapau — a small New Zealand tree, Myrsine australis, with reddish bark, aromatic leaves, and dark berries
- milpa — (in certain tropical regions) a tract of land cleared from the jungle, usually by burning, farmed for a few seasons, and then abandoned.
- nampa — a city in W Idaho.
- nappa — a very soft glove leather made from the skin of a sheep, kid, or goat.
- nepad — New Partnership for African Development: an economic development organization set up by the African union in 2001
- nepal — a constitutional monarchy in the Himalayas between N India and Tibet. About 56,830 sq. mi. (147,190 sq. km). Capital: Kathmandu.
- nopal — any of several cacti of the genus Nopalea, resembling the prickly pear.
- opake — Alternative form of opaque.
- opals — Plural form of opal.
- pablo — a male given name, Spanish form of Paul.
- pabst — G(eorge) W(ilhelm). 1885–1967, German film director, whose films include Joyless Street (1925), Pandora's Box (1929), and The Last Act (1954)
- paced — having a specified or indicated pace (usually used in combination): fast-paced.
- pacer — a person or thing that paces.
- pacey — fast, full of action
- pacha — pasha.
- paddy — a rice field.
- padma — the lotus plant or flower, or an emblematic representation of it
- padre — father (used especially in addressing or referring to a priest or member of the clergy).
- padri — father (used especially in addressing or referring to a priest or member of the clergy).
- padua — a city in NE Italy.
- padus — ancient name of Po.
- paean — any song of praise, joy, or triumph.
- paeon — Classical Prosody. a foot of one long and three short syllables in any order.
- pagad — People Against Gangsterism and Drugs, a vigilante organization formed in the Western Cape around 1995 and subsequently associated with Islamic fundamentalism
- pagan — (no longer in technical use) one of a people or community observing a polytheistic religion, as the ancient Romans and Greeks.
- paged — paging
- pager — beeper (def 3).
- paget — Sir James, 1814–99, English surgeon and pathologist.
- pagne — a garment worn by some African peoples, consisting of a rectangular strip of cloth fashioned into a loincloth or wrapped on the body so as to form a short skirt.
- pagri — a turban or head-scarf
- pahos — a prayer stick of the Hopi Indians.
- paige — Leroy Robert ("Satchel") 1906–82, U.S. baseball player.
- paine — Albert Bigelow [big-uh-loh] /ˈbɪg əˌloʊ/ (Show IPA), 1861–1937, U.S. author and editor.
- pains — physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
- paint — a substance composed of solid coloring matter suspended in a liquid medium and applied as a protective or decorative coating to various surfaces, or to canvas or other materials in producing a work of art.
- pairs — two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together: a pair of gloves; a pair of earrings.
- paisa — Also, pice. an aluminum coin and monetary unit, the 100th part of the rupee of India, Nepal, and Pakistan.
- paise — Also, pice. an aluminum coin and monetary unit, the 100th part of the rupee of India, Nepal, and Pakistan.
- pajek — (mathematics) A program for analysing and visualising large networks. "Pajek" is Slovene for spider. The program runs on Windows and is free for noncommercial use. Pajek is developed by Vladimir Batagelj and Andrej Mrvar with contributions from Matjaž Zaveršnik.
- pakse — a city in S Laos, on the Mekong River.
- palas — an East Indian tree
- palau — country consisting of a group of islands in the W Pacific Ocean: formerly part of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, the island group became an independent republic in 1994: 630 sq mi (1,632 sq km); pop. 15,000; cap. Koror
- palay — a widely cultivated tropical vine