"pam" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /pæm/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-pam.wav Forms: pams [plural]
Rhymes: -æm Etymology: Probably short for French Pamphile (“a given name”), special use of man's name. Etymology templates: {{der|en|fr|Pamphile||a given name}} French Pamphile (“a given name”) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} pam (countable and uncountable, plural pams)
  1. The jack of clubs in loo played with hands of 5 cards. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-pam-en-noun-kYSygP7N
  2. A card game, similar to napoleon, in which the jack of clubs is the highest trump. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-pam-en-noun-sRWwNkAa
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /pæm/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-pam.wav Forms: pams [plural]
Rhymes: -æm Etymology: Probably alteration of panorama. Head templates: {{en-noun}} pam (plural pams)
  1. (dated, photography) A panorama. Tags: dated Categories (topical): Photography
    Sense id: en-pam-en-noun-kbiwh0i- Topics: arts, hobbies, lifestyle, photography
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: /pæm/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-pam.wav
Rhymes: -æm Etymology: Generic use of PAM. Head templates: {{en-noun|?}} pam
  1. (US) Cooking spray. Tags: US
    Sense id: en-pam-en-noun-aggUpGrB Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, English genericized trademarks, Pages with 11 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 2 9 49 16 7 Disambiguation of English genericized trademarks: 18 2 6 50 15 8 Disambiguation of Pages with 11 entries: 13 1 15 2 5 36 13 4 7 0 1 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 13 0 15 1 6 38 13 4 8 0 0 2
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Noun

IPA: /pæm/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-pam.wav Forms: pams [plural]
Rhymes: -æm Etymology: From Spanish palmo (“handspan”), from Latin palmus. Doublet of palm, palma, and palmo. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|es|palmo||handspan}} Spanish palmo (“handspan”), {{der|en|la|palmus}} Latin palmus, {{doublet|en|palm|palma|palmo}} Doublet of palm, palma, and palmo Head templates: {{en-noun}} pam (plural pams)
  1. (historical, dated) Alternative form of palmo (“traditional Spanish and Portuguese units of measure”). Tags: alt-of, alternative, dated, historical Alternative form of: palmo (extra: traditional Spanish and Portuguese units of measure) Categories (topical): Units of measure Categories (place): Portugal, Spain
    Sense id: en-pam-en-noun-lO-DMOFq Disambiguation of Units of measure: 13 2 5 33 43 4 Disambiguation of Portugal: 5 5 5 23 58 5 Disambiguation of Spain: 3 0 1 32 61 3
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 4

Verb

IPA: /pæm/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-pam.wav Forms: pams [present, singular, third-person], pamming [participle, present], pammed [participle, past], pammed [past]
Rhymes: -æm Etymology: Probably alteration of panorama. Head templates: {{en-verb}} pam (third-person singular simple present pams, present participle pamming, simple past and past participle pammed)
  1. (dated, photography) To pan a camera in order to show a panorama. Tags: dated Categories (topical): Photography Related terms: pam off
    Sense id: en-pam-en-verb-ZoRwUuTY Topics: arts, hobbies, lifestyle, photography
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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        "A panorama."
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