palleta

Catalan

Etymology

From palla +‎ -eta.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [pəˈʎɛ.tə]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [pəˈʎə.tə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [paˈʎe.ta]

Noun

palleta f (plural palletes)

1. straw
2. (rare) match

   Synonym: lluquet

3. nugget (of ore)

Further reading

• “palleta”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007

Galician

Alternative forms

• palheta (reintegrationist)

Etymology

From palla +‎ -eta or rather from French paillette. Cognate with Portuguese palheta.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /paˈɟeta/ [paˈɟe.t̪ɐ]
• Rhymes: -eta
• Hyphenation: pa‧lle‧ta

Noun

palleta m (plural palletas)

1. reed (mouthpiece)
2. milk tooth (of a cow)

Derived terms

• mollar a palleta

See also

• palleta on the Galician Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^gl

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “palleta”, 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), “palleta”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “palleta”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
• “palleta”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025