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"Cartillas" is a form of "cartilla", a noun which is often translated as "primer". "Palotes" is a form of "palote", a noun which is often translated as "drumstick". Learn more about the difference between "cartillas" and "palotes" below.
la cartilla(
kahr
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tee
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yah
)A feminine noun is almost always used with feminine articles and adjectives (e.g., la mujer bonita, la luna llena).
1. (education)
a. card
Siempre tengo la cartilla de seguro en la billetera.I always carry my social security card in my wallet.
a. book
Mis padres me abrieron una cuenta bancaria y me enseñaron a llevar una cartilla de ahorros.My parents opened a bank account for me and taught me how to keep a savings book.
el palote(
pah
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loh
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teh
)A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
1. (music)
a. drumstick
Sin querer rompí uno de los palotes contra el borde del redoblante.I accidentally broke one of the drumsticks on the side of the snare drum.
a. downstroke
Los niños están practicando hacer palotes en la hoja.The children are practicing doing downstrokes on a sheet of paper.
a. rolling pin
El cocinero estiró la masa de la pizza con el palote.The cook rolled out the pizza dough with a rolling pin.
a. stick insect
Miguel tiene un terrario bastante grande para sus palotes.Miguel has quite a large terrarium for his stick insects.
