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palolo
[ puh-loh-loh ]
/ pəˈloʊ loʊ /
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noun, plural pa·lo·los.
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“Was” is used for the indicative past tense of “to be,” and “were” is only used for the subjunctive past tense.
Origin of palolo
1890–95; <Samoan or Tongan
Words nearby palolo
palm wine, palmy, Palmyra, Palo Alto, palo cortado, palolo, palolo worm, Paloma, Palomar, Palomar Observatory, palometa
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