*paja* f. straw
*paje* m. page
*palabra* f. word
*palacio* m. palace
*pálido* pale
*palma* f. palm; fig. honor
*palmada* f. clap
*Palo Alto* Palo Alto (city in the extreme south of Texas where the
Americans defeated the Mexicans in battle in 1846)
*palomino* m. young pigeon, squab
*pan* m. bread