palheta

Galician

Noun

palheta f (plural palhetas, reintegrationist norm)

1. reintegrationist spelling of palleta

Further reading

• “palheta” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).

Portuguese

Etymology 1

Alteration of paleta.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /paˈʎe.tɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /paˈʎe.tɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /paˈʎe.ta/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɐˈʎe.tɐ/

• Rhymes: -etɐ
• Hyphenation: pa‧lhe‧ta

Noun

palheta f (plural palhetas)

1. any thin piece of material used for a specific purpose
   1. (music) reed (vibrating part of the mouthpiece of some woodwind instruments)
   2. (music) plectrum; pick (small piece of material for plucking the strings)

      Synonym: plectro

   3. (painting) Alternative form of paleta
   4. a slat of a Venetian blind
   5. a blade of a fan or propeller

Noun

palheta m (plural palhetas)

1. Ellipsis of chapéu-palheta (“boater”)

Further reading

• “palheta” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
• “palheta”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2024
• “palheta”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /paˈʎɛ.tɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /paˈʎɛ.tɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /paˈʎɛ.ta/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɐˈʎɛ.tɐ/

Verb

palheta

1. inflection of palhetar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative