pinwheel

pinwheel(
pihn
-
wil
)
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
noun
1. (toy)
Regionalism used in the United States
(United States)
a. el molinillo
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(M)
Eric and his little brother are playing with pinwheels in the garden.Eric y su hermanito están jugando con molinillos en el jardín.
b. el molinete
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(M)
Lisa held her pinwheel out the car window to watch it spin.Lisa sacaba su molinete por la ventana del coche para verlo girar.
c. el rehilete
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(M)
Regionalism used in Mexico
(Mexico)
Roger mounted pinwheels to the handlebars of his bicycle.Roger le puso rehiletes al manubrio de su bicicleta.
d. el ringlete
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(M)
Regionalism used in Colombia
(Colombia)
The children ran around the park with their pinwheels spinning in the wind.Los niños correteaban por el parque con los ringletes girando en el viento.
a. la rueda pirotécnica
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(F)
On Independence Day, they light a structure that is covered in pinwheels in the town square.El Día de la Independencia, encienden una estructura llena de ruedas pirotécnicas en la plaza del pueblo.
b. la girándula
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(F)
My dad lit some pinwheels on New Year's Eve.Mi papá prendió unas girándulas en la víspera de Año Nuevo.
Copyright © 2025 Dictionary Media Group, Inc.
Examples
Machine Translators
Translate pinwheels using machine translators
Other Dictionaries
Explore the meaning of pinwheel in our family of products.
Why use the SpanishDictionary.com dictionary?

THE BEST SPANISH-ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Get More than a Translation

Get conjugations, examples, and pronunciations for millions of words and phrases in Spanish and English.

WRITTEN BY EXPERTS

Translate with Confidence

Access millions of accurate translations written by our team of experienced English-Spanish translators.

SPANISH AND ENGLISH EXAMPLE SENTENCES

Examples for Everything

Search millions of Spanish-English example sentences from our dictionary, TV shows, and the internet.

REGIONAL TRANSLATIONS

Say It like a Local

Browse Spanish translations from Spain, Mexico, or any other Spanish-speaking country.
Word of the Day
to cast a spell on