"Pala" is a word in TAGALOG, ILOKANO, HILIGAYNON, CEBUANO

n. spade, shovel. v. /MANG-:-EN/ to shovel, to lift and move with a spade o. shovel to dig out with a spade or shovel, to hit with a spade or shovel

pálà - To erase, wipe out, efface, rub out,
obliterate, expunge, clean. Paláa ang
sinulát sa pisára. Rub out the writing on
the slate. Palái ang pisára sing isá ka
dinalán. Wipe out one of the lines of the
blackboard. Itúsmug mo iníng lapát sa
túbig kag ipálà sa pisára. Dip this cloth in
water and clean the blackboard with it.
Paláa inâ sa ímo nga panumdúman.
Forget it. Efface it from your mind or
memory. Don’t recall or recollect it. (cf.
pánas, páhid).

pála - (Sp. pala) Shovel, spade; to shovel.
Paláha ang dútà. Shovel the earth. Paláhi
ang kalóg. Dig the ditch with a spade.

pala
Definition: (part) so; an exclamation of surprise, as IKAW PALA! So, it is you!
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Definition:
Notes: when used after HINDI, expresses contrast with one's expectation; a reversal, as ANG ISIP KO'Y BALAT LAMANG NG ITLOG ITO, HINDI PALA, KUNDI ITLOG NA BUO. I thought this was only an eggshell, but no, it was a whole egg.
Examples:

pála (not without l) n spade, shovel.
v [A; ac] move s.t.
with a shovel.
Paláha nang balas dihà, Shovel that sand away.
Ipála ang balas ngari, Shovel the sand over here.
() = pála, v.
pála (not without l) n propeller.

palâ - A kind of large red ant with a very
painful bite, similar in size and shape to the
black ayámayám.

pálà () n eraser.

pálà v [A12; a3b2] get s.t.
as a result of ones actions or behavior.
Makapálà kag maáyung kapaláran ug magtinarung ka, You will get good fortune if you are a good and upright person.
Way láing hipaláan sa táwung burukintu kun dì áway, A troublemaker gets nothing but trouble.

pala n k.
o.
black ant, the size of an ordinary red ant (hulmígas) infesting fruits.
It does not bite but secretes an acid which can sting the eyes.
v [a4] be infested with black ants.
see also pa.

pála (not without l) v [A; c] flatter, sweet talk.
Akuy mupála ni Nánay arun ta palitan ug bag-ung sinínà, Ill sweet talk Mother into buying us new dresses.
n flattery.
palapála = pála.

pala- - A prefix indicative of a habit or
natural inclination to what is implied by
the root, e.g. palaínum, palahúbug—a
drunkard (inúm, hubúg); palahámbal—
chatterbox, a great talker (hámbal);
palanúgid—a tale-bearer, story-teller, one
given or addicted to tale-bearing
(panúgid); palakádlaw—one who—laughs
much and often,—is always laughing
(kádlaw); palahámpang—one given or
addicted to sport, a sportsman (hámpang),
etc. (cf. para— id.).

pálà v [A; a] erase.
Mam, akuy mupálà sa blakburd, Maam, Id like to erase the board (for you).
Lisud kang pad-un (paláun) sa ákung panumdúman, Its di?
cult to erase you from my mind.
-an() n eraser for pencil or typewritten figures.
-in-an, pinad-an n erasure.
Daghan rag pinalaan (pinad-an) ang ímung tinayip, Your typing has too many erasures.