Words Starting with P

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Pæan

A song or expression of praise, triumph, or thanksgiving.

Pépin

A pip or seed, especially in botanical or horticultural usage; also a variety of apple.

Pétun

An archaic English word for tobacco, especially tobacco used for smoking.

Pícaro

A roguish lower-class adventurer, especially the protagonist of a picaresque novel.

Pātāla

In Hindu cosmology, Pātāla is a subterranean realm or group of netherworlds inhabited by nāgas, asuras, and other beings.

Pa

An informal word for one's father.

Paṇḍā

A Hindu pilgrimage priest or guide, especially one who assists pilgrims at sacred sites.

Paṇḍit

A learned person, especially a Hindu scholar or a commentator regarded as an expert.

Pandita

A learned or scholarly person, especially a Hindu religious scholar or teacher.

Panditya

Learning, scholarship, or the condition of being learned, especially in a Sanskritic or South Asian context.

Paṭṭā

In South Asian legal usage, a patta is a document granting or recording rights to land, especially a lease or land title.

Paṭṭa

A document or deed in India granting or recording rights to land.

Pabble

A dialectal or obsolete English word meaning a pebble or small stone.

Pablo

A Spanish given name equivalent to Paul.

Pabulum

Food or nourishment, especially for young children or, figuratively, bland intellectual fare.

Pace

A rate of movement or progress; also, a step or walking speed.

Pachycephaly

A condition characterized by a thickened skull.

Pachyderm

A thick-skinned mammal, especially an elephant, rhinoceros, or hippopotamus.

Pacific

Relating to peacefulness or tranquility; also refers to the Pacific Ocean.

Pacifico

A surname and given name, and a form related to the adjective meaning peaceful or peaceable in Romance languages.