noun
half sheet of paper; half-size paper; ticket stub
Refers to a piece of paper cut in half, half-size paper, or the remaining stub of a ticket. Often used in contexts like 半ぺらの紙 or 半券.
メモ用に半ぺらの紙を使った。
I used a half sheet of paper for the memo.
映画の半券を半ぺらと呼ぶこともある。
A movie ticket stub is sometimes called 半ぺら.