palillo

== Galician == === Alternative forms === palilho (reintegrationist) === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /paˈliɟo/ [paˈli.ɟʊ] Rhymes: -iɟo Hyphenation: pa‧li‧llo === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from Spanish palillo. ==== Noun ==== palillo m (plural palillos) bobbin Synonym: bilro toothpick Synonym: escarvadentes chopstick (single eating utensil) ===== Derived terms ===== === Etymology 2 === ==== Verb ==== palillo first-person singular present indicative of palillar === References === “palillo”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026 “palillo”, in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (in Galician), 2014–2026 Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “palillo”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “palillo”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “palillo”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN == Spanish == === Etymology === From palo +‎ -illo. === Pronunciation === Syllabification: pa‧li‧llo === Noun === palillo m (plural palillos) toothpick Synonyms: mondadientes, escarbadientes chopstick (single eating utensil) Synonyms: palito chino, palillo chino (music) drumstick Synonyms: baqueta, palote diminutive of palo: small stick very thin person (Uruguay, Cuba, Puerto Rico, Andalusia) clothes peg, clothespin Synonyms: pinza, gancho, palito, prensa, broche, agarrador, perro, perrito, perilllo, horquilla, prensaropa, alfiler, traba (Bolivia, Peru, Chile) knitting needle Synonyms: aguja de punto, aguja de tejer (Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia) synonym of cúrcuma (“turmeric (spice)”) (Peru) turmeric (plant) Synonym: cúrcuma ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “palillo”, 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 “palillo”, in Diccionario de americanismos [Dictionary of Americanisms] (in Spanish), Association of Academies of the Spanish Language [Spanish: Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española], 2010