palillos
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los palillos(
pah
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lee
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yohs
)A plural noun indicates that there is more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
¿Sabes comer sushi con palillos?Do you know how to eat sushi with chopsticks?
Mi papá me enseñó a comer ramen con palillos.My dad taught me how to eat ramen with chopsticks.
el palillo
A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
4. (for snacks)
5. (music)
6. (colloquial) (very slim person)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. beanpole (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
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)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Marisa tiene las piernas como palillos.Marisa's legs are like matchsticks.
c. as thin as a rake (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Después de la dieta, David quedó hecho un palillo.David has been as thin as a rake since his diet.
7. (knitting tool) (Bolivia) (Chile) (Peru)
Regionalism used in Bolivia
Regionalism used in Chile
Regionalism used in 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.
a. clothespin (United States)
Regionalism used in the United States
Colgué la ropa con palillos en el tendedero.I hung the clothes on the line with clothespins.
b. clothes peg (United Kingdom)
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
Necesito más palillos para tender la ropa.I need some more clothes pegs to be able to hang out the washing.
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