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Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish palito.
Pronunciation
Noun
palito m (plural palitos)
- toothpick
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Descendants
Spanish
Etymology
From palo + -ito.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /paˈlito/
- Rhymes: -ito
- Syllabification: pa‧li‧to
Noun
palito m (plural palitos)
- stick (of a lollipop, ice pop, popsicle)
- twig, little wooden stick or rod
- (Caribbean) cinnamon tea beverage
- (colloquial, euphemistic, Mexico) sexual intercourse
- Diminutive of palo
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Further reading
Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish palito, from palo + -ito.
Pronunciation
Noun
palito (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜎᜒᜆᜓ)
- toothpick
- Synonyms: tutpik, panghininga
- matchstick
- (slang) skinny person
- Synonym: payatot
Further reading
- “palito”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
- Zorc, R. David, San Miguel, Rachel (1993) Tagalog Slang Dictionary, Manila: De La Salle University Press, →ISBN