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pallu en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈpaluː/ (UK)

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi पल्लू (pallū), from पल्ला (pallā, “side”), from Sanskrit पल्ल (palla). Compare with palla.

Meanings

1. (South-Asia) The usually decorated end of a sari that hangs loose when worn.
   • She had pulled the pallu back over her head and her face. 1997, Kiran Nagarkar, Cuckold, HarperCollins, published 2013, page 45:
   • Dressed in a simple grey cotton sari, her head covered with the pallu, she sat on a platform behind a table with a microphone. 2004, Khushwant Singh, Burial at Sea, Penguin, published 2014, page 116:

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