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Is temple translated sien or cien? Paletas are shoulder blades? What about muñequas? Wrists'

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updated FEB 23, 2008
posted by miguel-suarez

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I thought that might be the case, since it kind of makes sense.

updated FEB 23, 2008
posted by motley
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I have found since the post that paleta is a colloquial word for shoulder blade. I have heard in in Mexican spanish and in some caribean.

updated FEB 23, 2008
posted by miguel-suarez
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sien = temple, of the head
cien = 100
muñeca = wrist
omóplato = shoulder blade
hombro = shoulder
espalda = back

I found this for paletas
<http://www.wordreference.com/es/en/translation.asp'spen=paletas>

updated FEB 23, 2008
posted by motley
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