Masculine

palillo

Meaning

  1. (masculine) toothpick
  2. (masculine) chopstick (single eating utensil)
  3. (masculine) drumstick
  4. (diminutive, form-of, masculine) diminutive of palo: small stick
  5. (masculine) very thin person
  6. (Andalusia, Cuba, Puerto-Rico, Uruguay, masculine) clothes peg, clothespin
  7. (Bolivia, Chile, Peru, masculine) knitting needle

palo

  1. (masculine) stake, stick, wood
  2. (masculine) suit
  3. (masculine) hit, blow, strike (especially, with a stick)
  4. (figuratively, masculine) blow
  5. (masculine) mast (a tall, slim post or tower used to support the sails on a ship)
  6. (masculine) post; goalpost; woodwork
  7. (historical, masculine) execution by hanging or beheading
  8. (masculine) style (of flamenco)
  9. (El-Salvador, colloquial, masculine) tree
  10. (Puerto-Rico, Venezuela, masculine, slang) shot (a small serving of alcoholic spirits)
  11. (Latin-America, masculine, vulgar) penis

Frequency

26k
Hyphenated as
pa‧li‧llo
Pronounced as (IPA)
/paˈliʝo/
Etymology

From palo + -illo.

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