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Spanish
Etymology
From paleta.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /paˈleto/
- Rhymes: -eto
- Syllabification: pa‧le‧to
Adjective
paleto (feminine paleta, masculine plural paletos, feminine plural paletas)
- (colloquial, derogatory) uncouth, ignorant, unsophisticated, tasteless, illiterate, clumsy, country bumpkin
- Synonyms: bruto, huaso, palurdo, rústico, maleducado
Noun
paleto m (plural paletos, feminine paleta, feminine plural paletas)
- (colloquial, derogatory) hick, yokel, hillbilly (illiterate person, clumsy with no style or manners, an unskilled peasant)
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