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paleta

Spanish, noun/paˈleta/

paleta is spelled P-A-L-E-T-A (6 letters) and appears 3.3 times per million words in written Spanish, the 16,033rd most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Paleta is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “trowel, small shovel” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a diminutive of pala. The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “.Pieza manual de superficie plana, generalmente de madera, con forma circular y con un hueco para pasar el…”.

What does paleta mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    femininetrowel, small shovel

  2. 2

    feminineice lolly, popsicle, paleta

  3. 3

    femininelollipop, paleta

  4. 4

    femininepalette

  5. 5

    femininemaxillary incisor (tooth growing from the upper jawbone)

  6. 6

    femininediminutive of pala

noun

  1. 1

    femininefemale equivalent of paleto

adjective

  1. 1

    femininefeminine singular of paleto

Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How Spanish dictionaries define it

noun: 1. .Pieza manual de superficie plana, generalmente de madera, con forma circular y con un hueco para pasar el pulgar, en la que tradicionalmente mezcla el artista sus colores durante el proceso de pintar una obra. 2. Conjunto de colores disponibles, en particular los usados por un pintor, fotógrafo u otro artista visual en sus obras, o bien en una obra específica. 3. Pala pequeña. Diminutivo de pala. 4. Especie de cuchara plana, grande, que se usa para remover los alimentos que se fríen o cocinan.

adjective: 1. Buena persona, gentil y dadivoso.

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 paleta

  • paletas plural

Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce paleta?

  • /paˈleta/
  • [paˈle.t̪a]
  • [paˈlet̪a]

Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

English words that translate to paleta

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

How common is paleta in Spanish?

paleta appears 3.3 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).

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