palillo
palillo
masculine noun1. (dental stick)
a. toothpick
¿Usas palillos para limpiarte los dientes?Do you use toothpicks to clean your teeth?
2. (for snacks)
a. cocktail stick
Pinche la aceituna con un palillo.Spear the olive with a cocktail stick.
3. (music)
a. drumstick
El tambor y los palillos cuestan $50.The drum and drumsticks together cost $50.
4. (colloquial) (very slim person)
a. beanpole (colloquial)
Paola siempre ha sido un palillo a pesar de que come mucho.Paola has always been a beanpole despite eating so much.
b. matchstick (colloquial)
Marisa tiene las piernas como palillos.Marisa's legs are like matchsticks.
c. as thin as a rake (colloquial)
Después de la dieta, David quedó hecho un palillo.David has been as thin as a rake since his diet.
5. (knitting tool) (Bolivia) (Chile) (Peru)
a. knitting needle
Mi abuela me hizo un suéter con los palillos que le regalé.My grandmother made me a sweater with the knitting needles I gave her.
6. (clip for clothes line) (Uruguay)
a. clothespin (United States)
Colgué la ropa con palillos en el tendedero.I hung the clothes on the line with clothespins.
b. clothes peg (United Kingdom)
Necesito más palillos para tender la ropa.I need some more clothes pegs to be able to hang out the washing.
palillos
plural noun7. (eating utensils)
a. chopsticks
¿Sabes comer el sushi con palillos?Do you know how to eat sushi with chopsticks?
8. (musical instrument)
a. castanets
Acompañaron el baile con palillos.The dance was accompanied by castanets.
palillo
Noun1. (mondadientes)
a. toothpick
2. (para tapa)
a. cocktail stick
3. (baqueta)
a. drumstick
4. (para comida china)
a. chopstick
5. (persona delgada)
a. matchstick
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