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pam Meaning & Definition

/pæm/

What Does Pam Mean?

Pam is a symbol that means ISO 639-2 & ISO 639-3 language code for Kapampangan. As a noun, it means The jack of clubs in loo played with hands of 5 cards. As a noun, it means A panorama.

Quick Facts About Pam

Part of speechsymbol, noun, verb
Pronunciation/pæm/
Pluralpams
Verb formspams, pamming, pammed

Pam Definition (Symbol)

  1. ISO 639-2 & ISO 639-3 language code for Kapampangan.

Pam as a Noun

  1. The jack of clubs in loo played with hands of 5 cards.
  2. A card game, similar to napoleon, in which the jack of clubs is the highest trump.

Noun

  1. A panorama.

Pam as a Verb

  1. To pan a camera in order to show a panorama.

Noun

  1. Cooking spray.

Noun

  1. Alternative form of palmo (“traditional Spanish and Portuguese units of measure”).

Synonyms of Pam

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Word Forms & Grammar

pam (countable and uncountable, plural pams)

pam (plural pams)

pam (third-person singular simple present pams, present participle pamming, simple past and past participle pammed)

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Words That Rhyme With Pam

Origin of Pam

Origin 1: Probably short for French Pamphile (“a given name”), special use of man's name.

Origin 2: Probably alteration of panorama.

Origin 3: Generic use of PAM.

Origin 4: From Spanish palmo (“handspan”), from Latin palmus. Doublet of palm, palma, and palmo.

Quick Answers About Pam

Is pam a symbol or a noun?

Pam is mainly used as a symbol, but it can also be used as a noun and a verb.

What is the plural of pam?

The plural of pam is pams.

What is the past tense of pam?

The past tense of pam is pammed. The present participle is pamming.

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