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Meaning of pallu | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
/ˈpaluː/

Definitions

  1. A son of Reuben according to Genesis 46:9, Exodus 6:14 and Numbers 26:5. He was one of the 70 souls to migrate to Egypt with Jacob.
  2. A genre of satirical Tamil poetry dealing with the life of a farmer and his wives and landlord.
    uncountable
  3. The usually decorated end of a sari that hangs loose when worn.
    South-Asia

Examples

“She had pulled the pallu back over her head and her face.”
“Dressed in a simple grey cotton sari, her head covered with the pallu, she sat on a platform behind a table with a microphone.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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