palote

el palote(
pah
-
loh
-
teh
)
A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
masculine noun
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.
4. (animal)
Regionalism used in Chile
(Chile)
a. stick insect
Miguel tiene un terrario bastante grande para sus palotes.Miguel has quite a large terrarium for his stick insects.
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