Palao may refer to:
Places Palao, a community in Namkha, Laos Palao, a neighbourhood of San Martín de Porres District, Lima, Peru Palao, a barangay in Bangued, Abra, Philippines Palao, a barangay in Solana, Cagayan, Philippines Pala-o, a barangay in Iligan, Lanao Del Norte, Philippines Pa Lao, a subdistrict of Mueang Phetchabun district, Phetchabun province, Thailand
People Fernando Castro Palao (1581–1633), Spanish Jesuit theologian Jimmy Palao (1879–1925), African-American jazz musician George Palao (1940–2009), Gibraltarian historian and illustrator Alec Palao (born 1962), British musician, music historian and reissue producer Ongina (born Ryan Ong Palao, 1982), Filipino-American drag performer and HIV awareness activist
See also Palau, an island country located in the western Pacific Ocean Palaw, a town in the Taninthayi Division, Myanmar Pilaf, a dish consisting of rice cooked in a seasoned broth, sometimes called pulao or palao