los palos
-the sticks
See the entry for palo.

palo

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NOUN
(piece of wood)-stick
Synonyms for palo
el báculo
walking stick
el bordón
staff
el madero
piece of timber
el palito
small stick
la pértiga
pole
la tranca
cudgel
el tronco
log
la vara
branch
la vara
stick
la verga
stick
la barra
bar
el cayado
crook
el cayado
crozier
la madera
wood
el mástil
mast
el mástil
pole
la percha
perch
la porra
club
el poste
post
la rama
branch
la ramita
twig
el taco
cue
el taco
wedge
el travesaño
crossbar
el travesaño
crossbeam
la vara
lance
la vara
pole
la vara
slide
la vara
staff
la varilla
rod
la viga
beam
NOUN
(rod)-post
Synonyms for palo
el barrote
bar
la estaca
stake
NOUN
(sports)-post
Synonyms for palo
el lacrosse
lacrosse
los palos
rails
el wedge
wedge
NOUN
(hit)-blow
Synonyms for palo
el golpe
hit
el garrotazo
blow
NOUN
(bummer)-blow
Synonyms for palo
la decepción
disappointment
el desengaño
disappointment
la desgracia
tragedy
el chasco
disappointment
el desencanto
disenchantment
el infortunio
misfortune
la tragedia
tragedy
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