paño

paño
masculine noun
1. cloth, material (tela)
2. cloth (trapo); duster (para polvo); tea towel (de cocina)
  • paño de loza -> tea towel (Chilean Spanish)
3. panel, length (lienzo)
4. (expresiones)
  • conocer el paño -> to know the score
  • ser el paño de lágrimas de alguien -> to be a shoulder to cry on for somebody
  • en paños menores -> in one's underthings
  • paños calientes -> half-measures

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paño [pah’-nyo]
noun
1. Cloth, woollen stuff. (m)
2. Any woven stuff, whether of silk, flax, hemp, wool or cotton. (m)
  • Paño de seda negro -> strong black silk serge
3. The breadth of any stuff made of wool, silk, etc. 4. (m)
  • Paños de corte -> very fine pieces of Flemish tapestry
4. The red color of a bloodshot eye; livid spot on the face; a ring-worm. (m)
5. Spot in looking glasses, crystals, or precious stones. (m)
6. Canvas, sail-cloth. (Nautical) (m)
7. (Arquit.) Stretch, length. (m)
8. Mist, cloud, cloudiness (en cristal); flaw (en diamantes). (m)
9. Fishing net (red). (Caribbean) (m)
10. Plot of land (tierra). (Andes) (m)
  • Paños -> clothes, garments
  • Paños menores -> small clothes, undergarments; dishabille
  • Paño de sol -> (Mex.) a large square handkerchief embroidered with colored silk thrown over the head and shoulders as a protection from the sun, when traveling
  • Paño de cocina -> dishcloth
  • Paño higiénico -> sanitary towel
  • Paños de secar -> tea towel

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