palometa
Spanish, noun/paloˈmeta/
palometa is spelled P-A-L-O-M-E-T-A (8 letters) and appears about once in every 10 million words in written Spanish, the 121,166th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Palometa is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “dropwort” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Pez comestible, parecido al jurel, aunque algo mayor que este”.
What does palometa mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininedropwort
noun
- 1
feminineTrachinotus goodei
- 2
femininethe silver mylossoma, Mylossoma duriventris
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Pez comestible, parecido al jurel, aunque algo mayor que este. 2. Japuta. 3. Palomilla (armazón triangular). 4. Palomita (de maíz).
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 palometa
- palometas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce palometa?
- /paloˈmeta/
- [pa.loˈme.t̪a]
- [paloˈmet̪a]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to palometa
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is palometa in Spanish?
palometa appears about once in every 10 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).