Palma

American  

[pahl-mah] / ˈpɑl mɑ /

noun

1. Also called Palma de Mallorca.  a seaport in and the capital of the Balearic Islands, on W Majorca.

2. one of the Canary Islands, off the NW coast of Africa. 281 sq. mi. (728 sq. km). Santa Cruz de la Palma.

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Palma ¹ British  

/ ˈpalma /

noun

1. Official name: Palma de Mallorca.  the capital of the Balearic Islands, on the SW coast of Majorca: a tourist centre. Pop: 367 277 (2003 est)

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Palma ² British  

/ ˈpalma /

noun

1. Jacopo (jaˈkopo), known as Palma Vecchio, original name Jacopo Negretti. ?1480–1528, Venetian painter, noted esp for his portraits of women

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Example Sentences

Power-generation company AES, which is in the process of being taken private, and Tesla have both been investing there, Palma notes.

From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026

On July 20, 2025, around 2 p.m., authorities say the boy ran a red light at the intersection of Via Lomas De Yorba West and La Palma Avenue and was struck by a Honda Civic.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 4, 2026

Gipsy James, a multi-brand women’s shop carries everything from Van Palma, the made-in-France hat label, to the popular Parisian line Vanessa Bruno.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 31, 2026

“Interestingly, they were only pushing for quarter-point cuts,” said Palma, as opposed to the more aggressive half-point cut favored by Miran at the Fed’s prior policy meeting in December.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 29, 2026

I’m talking about how you ran and told M/'ss Palma.

From "Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie" by Jordan Sonnenblick