palito

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /paˈli.tu/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /paˈli.to/

  • Rhymes: -itu
  • Hyphenation: pa‧li‧to

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Spanish palito.

Noun

palito m (plural palitos)

  1. toothpick
  2. (colloquial) skinny person
Derived terms
Descendants
  • → Hunsrik: Palitt

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

palito

  1. first-person singular present indicative of palitar

Spanish

Etymology

From palo +‎ -ito.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /paˈlito/ [paˈli.t̪o]
  • Rhymes: -ito
  • Syllabification: pa‧li‧to

Noun

palito m (plural palitos)

  1. stick (of a lollipop, ice pop, popsicle)
  2. twig, little wooden stick or rod
  3. (Caribbean) cinnamon tea beverage
  4. (colloquial, euphemistic, Mexico) sexual intercourse
  5. diminutive of palo

Further reading

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish palito, from palo +‎ -ito.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /paˈlito/ [pɐˈliː.t̪o]
  • Rhymes: -ito
  • Syllabification: pa‧li‧to

Noun

palito (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜎᜒᜆᜓ)

  1. toothpick
    Synonyms: tutpik, panghininga, (obsolete) palyo
  2. matchstick
  3. (slang) skinny person
    Synonyms: payatot, tingting

Further reading

  • “palito”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Zorc, R. David, San Miguel, Rachel (1993) Tagalog Slang Dictionary‎[1], Manila: De La Salle University Press, →ISBN
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