new words start with P

paddock-An enclosure at a racetrack where the horses are assembled, saddled, and paraded before each race.

padre-Father. Used as a form of address for a priest in Italy, Spain, Portugal, and Latin America.


padauk-A southeast Asian tree (Pterocarpus indicus) having reddish wood with a mottled or striped black grain.
-The wood of this tree, used mainly for decorative cabinetwork.


pachysandra-Any of several plants of the genus Pachysandra, especially the evergreen P. terminalis native to Japan, having toothed leaves and inconspicuous white unisexual flowers. Also called Japanese spurge.


pachuco-A Mexican-American youth or teenager, especially one who dresses in flamboyant clothes and belongs to a neighborhood gang.