palillo

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Galician

Palillos

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Spanish palillo.

Pronunciation

Noun

palillo m (plural palillos)

  1. bobbin
    Synonym: bilro
  2. toothpick
    Synonym: escarvadentes
  3. chopstick (single eating utensil)
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Etymology 2

Verb

palillo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of palillar

Spanish

Etymology

From palo +‎ -illo.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /paˈliʝo/
  • IPA(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Philippines) /paˈliʎo/
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /paˈliʃo/
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /paˈliʒo/

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  • Syllabification: pa‧li‧llo

Noun

palillo m (plural palillos)

  1. toothpick
    Synonyms: mondadientes, escarbadientes
  2. chopstick (single eating utensil)
    Synonyms: palito chino, palillo chino
  3. (music) drumstick
    Synonyms: baqueta, palote
  4. diminutive of palo: small stick
  5. very thin person
  6. (Uruguay, Cuba, Puerto Rico, Andalusia) clothes peg, clothespin
    Synonyms: pinza, gancho, palito, prensa, broche, agarrador, perro, perrito, perilllo, horquilla, prensaropa, alfiler, traba
  7. (Bolivia, Peru, Chile) knitting needle

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