Palla may refer to: *

Palla (garment) The ''palla'' was an elegant cloak or mantle that was wrapped around the body. It was worn outside the house by (affluent) Roman women. It was a luxurious version of the Roman men's ''pallium''. The ''palla'' was a traditional ancient Roman ma ...

, a women's headcloth or shawl from ancient Rome * ''Palla'' (butterfly), a brush-footed butterfly genus described by Jacob Hübner in 1819 *

Palla (troubadour) Palla was a Galician-Portuguese troubadour or minstrel from Santiago de Compostela, active at the court of Alfonso VII of León in the mid-twelfth century. Palla is described in contemporary documentation as a ''iuglar'' (cognate with "juggler", b ...

, a twelfth-century minstrel from Galicia *

Palla, North 24 Parganas Palla is a village and a gram panchayat in the Bangaon CD block in the Bangaon subdivision of the North 24 Parganas district in the state of West Bengal, India. Geography Location Palla is locate at . Area overview The area shown in the map ...

, village in West Bengal, India * ''Palla'', a tortrix moth genus invalidly described by Gustaf Johan Billberg in 1820, nowadays considered a junior synonym of ''

Pammene __NOTOC__ The tortrix moth, genus ''Pammene'', belongs to the tribe (biology), tribe Grapholitini of the subfamily Olethreutinae.Baixeras ''et al.'' (2009a) Species 89 species are currently recognized in ''Pammene'': * ''Pammene aceris'' Kuznet ...

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Palla (fish) The ilish (''Tenualosa ilisha'') (), also known as the ilishi, hilsa, hilsa herring or hilsa shad, is a species of fish related to the herring, in the family Clupeidae. It is a very popular and sought-after food in the Bengal, Bengal region, an ...

, see

Ilish The ilish (''Tenualosa ilisha'') (), also known as the ilishi, hilsa, hilsa herring or hilsa shad, is a species of fish related to the herring, in the family Clupeidae. It is a very popular and sought-after food in the Bengal region, and is t ...

Palla (surname) Palla is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Eduard Palla (1864–1922), Austrian botanist and mycologist of Moravian descent * Maria Antónia Palla (born 1933), Portuguese journalist, writer and feminist * Stephan Palla (bo ...

, a surname *

Palla (game) Palla (Italian (language), Italian for ''ball'') is a traditional Tuscany, Tuscan ball game played in villages between Siena and Grosseto. It is also called palla EH! (or pallaeh!) because players call out ''eh!'' before serving. Small handmade ...

, a ball game from Tuscany (Italy)

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