pajilla
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USAGE NOTE
This word may also be spelled "pajita" in the sense shown in 1).
la pajilla(
pah
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hee
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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).
a. straw
Compré unas pajillas de colores para la fiesta de Diana.I've bought some colored straws for Diana's party.
b. drinking straw
Diego aún no sabe como tomar líquidos con pajilla y sopla en vez de sorber.Diego doesn't know how to drink through a straw yet and he blows instead of sipping.
a. cigarette rolled from a maize leaf
El granjero estaba fumando su pajilla mientras araba la tierra.The farmer was smoking his cigarrette rolled from a maize leaf as he plowed the land.
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