paleto

== Spanish == === Etymology === From paleta. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /paˈleto/ [paˈle.t̪o] Rhymes: -eto Syllabification: pa‧le‧to === Adjective === paleto (feminine paleta, masculine plural paletos, feminine plural paletas) (colloquial, derogatory) uncouth, ignorant, unsophisticated, tasteless, illiterate, clumsy, country bumpkin Synonyms: bruto, huaso, palurdo, rústico, maleducado === Noun === paleto m (plural paletos, feminine paleta, feminine plural paletas) (colloquial, derogatory) hick, yokel, hillbilly (illiterate person, clumsy with no style or manners, an unskilled peasant) === Further reading === “paleto”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025