palillo

m.

1 toothpick (mondadientes).

2 drumstick (baqueta).

3 chopstick.

4 matchstick (persona delgada).

5 jackstraw, spillikin.

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palillo

► nombre masculino

1 (mondadientes) toothpick

2 MÚSICA drumstick

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FRASEOLOGÍA

estar como un palillo familiar to be as thin as a rake

palillos chinos chopsticks

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SM

1) (=mondadientes) (tb: palillo de dientes) toothpick

unas piernas como palillos de dientes — legs like matchsticks

2) (Mús) [de tambor, batería] drumstick

pl palillos (=instrumento) castanets

3) [para comida oriental] chopstick

4) * hum very thin person

- estar hecho un palillo

5) (Taur) * banderilla

6) Cono Sur (=aguja de tejer) knitting needle

7) CAm, Méx (=portalápices) penholder

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masculino

1)

a) (mondadientes) tb

palillo de dientes — toothpick

tiene las piernas como palillos — her legs are like matchsticks

estar como un or hecho un palillo — (fam) to be as thin as a rake

b) (fam) (persona flaca)

es un palillo — he's as thin as a rake

c) (para comida oriental) chopstick

2)

a) (de tambor) drumstick

b) palillos masculino plural (castañuelas) castanets (pl)

3) (Chi) (para tejer) knitting needle

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= stalk.

Ex. Printing types are representations in reverse of letters of the alphabet, cast in relief on the ends of rectangular lead-alloy stalks about 24 mm. high.

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* palillo de dientes = toothpick.

* palillo para comer comida oriental = chopstick.

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masculino

1)

a) (mondadientes) tb

palillo de dientes — toothpick

tiene las piernas como palillos — her legs are like matchsticks

estar como un or hecho un palillo — (fam) to be as thin as a rake

b) (fam) (persona flaca)

es un palillo — he's as thin as a rake

c) (para comida oriental) chopstick

2)

a) (de tambor) drumstick

b) palillos masculino plural (castañuelas) castanets (pl)

3) (Chi) (para tejer) knitting needle

* * *

= stalk.

Ex: Printing types are representations in reverse of letters of the alphabet, cast in relief on the ends of rectangular lead-alloy stalks about 24 mm. high.

* palillo de dientes = toothpick.

* palillo para comer comida oriental = chopstick.

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palillo

masculine

A

1 (mondadientes) tb

palillo de dientes toothpick

tiene las piernas como palillos her legs are like matchsticks

estar como un or hecho un palillo (fam); to be as thin as a rake

2 (fam)

(persona flaca): es un palillo he's as thin as a rake

B (para comida oriental) chopstick

C

1 (de un tambor) drumstick

2 palillos mpl (castañuelas) castanets (pl)

D (Chi) (para tejer) knitting needle

mover los palillos (Chi fam); to pull strings (colloq)

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palillo sustantivo masculino

a) (mondadientes) tb

◊ palillo de dientes toothpick

b) (para comida oriental) chopstick;

(de tambor) drumstick;
(para tejer) (Chi) knitting needle

c) (fam) (persona flaca):

◊ es un palillo he's as thin as a rake

palillo
I sustantivo masculino
1 stick
(para los dientes) toothpick
2 Mús drumstick
3 tu hermano es un palillo, your brother is very skinny
II mpl
1 (para la comida oriental) chopsticks
2 (castañuelas) castanets
'palillo' also found in these entries:
English:
drumstick
- toothpick
- chopstick
- clothespin
- cocktail
- drum
- knitting
- match
- needle
- tooth

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palillo nm

1. [mondadientes]

palillo (de dientes) toothpick

2. [baqueta] drumstick

3. [para comida china] chopstick

4. Fam [persona delgada] matchstick;

Comp

está hecho un palillo he's as thin as a rake

5.

palillos [castañuelas] castanets

6. Chile [de tejer] knitting needle

7. Urug [pinza] Br clothes peg, US clothes pin

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palillo

m

1 para dientes toothpick

2 para comer chopstick

* * *

palillo nm

1) mondadientes: toothpick

2) palillos nmpl

: chopsticks

3)

palillo de tambor : drumstick

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palillo n

1. (de dientes) toothpick

2. (para comer) chopstick

estar hecho un palillo to ba as thin as a rake