2. a kind of playing card with a figure resembling a heart: ispada
v.
to dig with a spade: maghukay (hukayin) ng pala, magpala, palahin
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espada
Sp n.
sword, spade in playing cards
pala
n.
1. pala, shovel, spade
2. pala part. so, as in Ikaw pala, meaning, it is you; an exclamation of surprise
3. pala part. when used after hindi, expresses contrast with one's expectation, a reversal. 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.