What does paleta in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word paleta in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use paleta in Spanish.

The word paleta in Spanish means palette, palette, trowel, lollipop, lolly, ice lolly, shoulder blade, spatula, paddle, racket, paddle, incisor, coarse, boorish, uncouth, redneck, yokel, bumpkin, hick, country bumpkin, redneck. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word paleta

palette

nombre femenino (pintor: utensilio) (tool)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
También puedes usar la paleta para mezclar los colores.
You can also use the palette to mix the colors.

palette

nombre femenino (gama de colores) (color)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Tenemos una paleta bastante amplia para que escoja los colores que más le gustan para su casa.
We have a very broad palette from which you can choose the colours you like most for your house.

trowel

nombre femenino (albañil: utensilio) (masonry tool)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Se rompió el puño de esta paleta.
The handle of this trowel is broken.

lollipop, lolly

nombre femenino (AmL (dulce)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
No puedo creer que te hayas comido toda la paleta. Te vas a quedar sin dientes.
I can't believe you finished that whole lollipop. You'll lose all your teeth!

ice lolly

nombre femenino (AmL (helado) (UK)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
¿Qué te parece si pasamos a la heladería por una paleta?
How about going to the ice cream parlour for an ice lolly?

shoulder blade

nombre femenino (hueso: omóplato)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El motociclista sufrió una fractura en la paleta izquierda.
The motorcyclist suffered a fracture in his left shoulder blade.

spatula, paddle

nombre femenino (AmC (palo para remover) (cooking)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La mujer removía el contenido de la olla con una paleta enorme.
The woman stirred the contents of the pot with a huge spatula (or: paddle).

racket, paddle

nombre femenino (AmL (deporte: pala de madera)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Para jugar al tenis de mesa, cada jugador necesita una paleta.
To play table tennis, each player needs a racket.

incisor

nombre femenino (diente incisivo superior)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

coarse, boorish, uncouth

adjetivo (ES: peyorativo (rústico, palurdo)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Mi yerno es un hombre paleto: no tiene buenos modales.
My son-in-law is a boorish man: he's got poor manners.

redneck

nombre masculino, nombre femenino (ES: peyorativo (persona rústica) (offensive, slang)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Los amigos de mi hermano son unos paletos.

yokel, bumpkin

adjetivo (ES: peyorativo (pueblerino, aldeano) (offensive)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

hick, country bumpkin

nombre masculino, nombre femenino (ES: peyorativo (persona pueblerina) (offensive)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

redneck

adjetivo (ES: peyorativo (propio de alguien rústico) (offensive, slang)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Pedro no puede ocultar sus modales paletos.

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