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English
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish paleta (“small stick”). Doublet of palette.
Noun
paleta (plural paletas)
- A caramel lollipop.
- An ice lolly.
- An ice lolly made from fresh fruit. These natural paletas may be sold along with commercial sugared ones.
2008 June 18, Mark Bittman, “Mexican Summer on a Stick”, in New York Times:Throughout Mexico, paletas are made with fresh fruit and not much sugar, pretty much the opposite of commercial sorbets and sherbets sold here.
Anagrams
Catalan
Etymology
From pala + -eta.
Pronunciation
Noun
paleta f (plural paletes)
- Diminutive of pala (“shovel”)
- trowel
- paddle
- palette
Noun
paleta m or f by sense (plural paletes)
- bricklayer
- Synonym: (Balearic) picapedrer
- construction worker
Further reading
Czech
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Borrowed from French palette or Italian paletta (possibly via German Palette), ultimately from Latin pāla (“a shovel, spade”).
Noun
paleta f (related adjective paletový or paletní, diminutive paletka)
- palette (a thin board on which a painter lays and mixes colours)
- palette (the range of colors in a given work or item or body of work.)
- (computing, graphical user interface) palette (a visual selection of colours, tools, commands, etc.)
- pallet (a portable platform for transporting goods)
Declension
Declension of paleta (hard feminine)
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Italian boletta (“tax receipt”), a diminutive of bolla from Latin bulla.
Noun
paleta f
- (colloquial) an expensive bill
- (colloquial, obsolete) an official voucher, certificate
Declension
Declension of paleta (hard feminine)
References
- ^ "paleta¹" in Jiří Rejzek, Český etymologický slovník, electronic version, Leda, 2007
- ^ "paleta²" in Jiří Rejzek, Český etymologický slovník, electronic version, Leda, 2007
Further reading
- paleta in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
- paleta in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
Finnish
Verb
paleta
- present passive indicative connegative of palaa
Anagrams
Ido
Etymology
From pala (“pale, pallid, wan”) + -et-.
Adjective
paleta
- palish
Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from French palette.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /paˈlɛ.ta/
- Rhymes: -ɛta
- Syllabification: pa‧le‧ta
Noun
paleta f
- (painting) palette (board)
- (painting) palette (range of colors)
- pallet, skid (portable platform)
- palette, range (selection, array)
Declension
Derived terms
Further reading
- paleta in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- paleta in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian paletta.
Pronunciation
Noun
paleta f (plural paletas)
- palette (thin board on which a painter lays and mixes colours)
- palette (range of colours in a given work)
References
Spanish
Etymology
From pala + -eta.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /paˈleta/
- Rhymes: -eta
- Syllabification: pa‧le‧ta
Noun
paleta f (plural paletas)
- Diminutive of pala
- trowel, small shovel
- palette
- lollipop, paleta
- Synonyms: piruleta, chupetín
- ice lolly, paleta
- Synonym: helado
Noun
paleta f (plural paletas)
- female equivalent of paleto
Derived terms
Related terms
Adjective
paleta
- feminine singular of paleto
Further reading
Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish paleta.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /paˈleta/,
- Hyphenation: pa‧le‧ta
Noun
paleta (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜎᜒᜆ)
- palette
- trowel; small shovel
References
- “paleta”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
Veps
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Verb
paleta
- to be cold, to be freezing
Inflection
References
- Zajceva, N. G., Mullonen, M. I. (2007) “зябнуть, озябнуть”, in Uz’ venä-vepsläine vajehnik / Novyj russko-vepsskij slovarʹ [New Russian–Veps Dictionary], Petrozavodsk: Periodika