Palau is an island nation in the Pacific Ocean. Palau may also refer to: Places Palau, Italy, a municipality in the Province of Sassari, Sardinia, Italy Palaú, a town in Múzquiz, Coahuila, Mexico Palau-de-Cerdagne Palau-del-Vidre Palau-solità i Plegamans People Antonio Palau y Verdera, (1734–1793), Spanish naturalist Francisco Palau, (1811–1872), beatified Discalced Carmelite Spanish priest Josep Palau i Fabre, (1917–2008), Catalan poet Luis Palau (1934–2021), Argentine-born Christian evangelist Luis Argentino Palau, Argentine chess player Laia Palau (1979–), Spanish basketball player Pierre Palau (1883–1966), French actor Plants Palau or palaw (also palawan, palauan, or payaw), the common name of the giant swamp taro in the Philippines Other Palauan language, an Austronesian language, spoken in Palau and Guam Orquesta Hermanos Palau, Cuban musical group Kabuli Palaw (also known as Palau), an Afghan rice dish Survivor: Palau, the tenth installment of the reality program Survivor See also Bälau Palao (disambiguation) Palu, a chartered city (kota) on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi