palito

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish palito.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -itu

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /paˈli.tu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /paˈli.tu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /paˈli.to/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɐˈli.tu/

• Hyphenation: pa‧li‧to

Noun

palito m (plural palitos)

1. toothpick
2. (colloquial) skinny person

Derived terms

• boneco de palito
• palitar
• palitinho
• palito de dentes

 

Related terms

• pau

 

Descendants

• → Hunsrik: Palitt

Spanish

Etymology

From palo +‎ -ito.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /paˈlito/ [paˈli.t̪o]
• Rhymes: -ito
• Syllabification: pa‧li‧to

Noun

palito m (plural palitos)

1. stick (of a lollipop, ice pop, popsicle)
2. twig, little wooden stick or rod
3. (Caribbean) cinnamon tea beverage
4. (colloquial, euphemistic, Mexico) sexual intercourse
5. diminutive of palo

Related terms

• palillo

 

Further reading

• “palito”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish palito, from palo +‎ -ito.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /paˈlito/ [pɐˈliː.t̪o]
• Rhymes: -ito
• Syllabification: pa‧li‧to

Noun

palito (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜎᜒᜆᜓ)

1. toothpick

   Synonyms: tutpik, panghininga, (obsolete) palyo

2. matchstick
3. (slang) skinny person

   Synonyms: payatot, tingting

Further reading

• “palito”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Zorc, R. David, San Miguel, Rachel (1993) Tagalog Slang Dictionary‎^[1], Manila: De La Salle University Press, →ISBN