palestino
Spanish, noun/palesˈtino/
palestino is spelled P-A-L-E-S-T-I-N-O (9 letters) and appears 4.6 times per million words in written Spanish, the 12,773rd most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Palestino is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “Palestinian” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Pañuelo de tela de algodón o lana, usado por los hombres en buena parte de Medio Oriente como tocado para la…”.
What does palestino mean in English?
adjective
- 1
Palestinian
noun
- 1
masculinePalestinian
- 2
masculinefoulard
- 3
colloquialderogatorymasculinean illegal immigrant
- 4
colloquialderogatorymasculinesomeone from eastern Cuba, especially a poor, dark-skinned one who moves to Havana looking for opportunity
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Originario, relativo a, o propio de la región medio oriental de Palestina.
noun: 1. Pañuelo de tela de algodón o lana, usado por los hombres en buena parte de Medio Oriente como tocado para la cabeza para protegerla del sol y el calor.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of palestino
- palestina feminine
- palestinos masculine plural
- palestinas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce palestino?
- /palesˈtino/
- [pa.lesˈt̪i.no]
- [palesˈt̪ino]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to palestino
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is palestino in Spanish?
palestino appears 4.6 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).