palla

Definitions of palla
  1. noun
    round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games
    synonyms: pallonata, pallone
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    types:
    boccia
    a wooden ball (with flattened sides so that it rolls on a curved course) used in the game of lawn bowling
    sacco
    an inflated ball or bag that is suspended and punched for training in boxing
  2. noun
    a spherical object used as a plaything
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    type of:
    balocco, giocattolo, gioco, trastullo
    an artifact designed to be played with
  3. noun
    one of the two male reproductive glands that produce spermatozoa and secrete androgens
  4. noun
    an object with a spherical shape
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    types:
    bolla
    a hollow globule of gas (e.g., air or carbon dioxide)
    type of:
    sfera
    a solid figure bounded by a spherical surface (including the space it encloses)
  5. noun
    a solid projectile that in former times was fired from a cannon
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    type of:
    missile, proietto, razzo
    a weapon that is forcibly thrown or projected at a targets but is not self-propelled
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