pañoleta
Spanish, noun/paɲoˈleta/
pañoleta is spelled P-A-Ñ-O-L-E-T-A (8 letters) and appears about once in every 4 million words in written Spanish, the 76,156th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Pañoleta is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “neckerchief, headscarf” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Pañuelo triangular que se lleva sobre el cuello como abrigo o adorno”.
What does pañoleta mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineneckerchief, headscarf
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Pañuelo triangular que se lleva sobre el cuello como abrigo o adorno. 2. Corbata estrecha del mismo color que la faja, que llevan puesta los toreros junto al traje de luces. 3. Parte de terreno abierto y dilatado, pero todavía algo distante, comprendida en la especie de triángulo que suelen formar aparentemente dos montañas vecinas y la línea remota del horizonte.
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 pañoleta
- pañoletas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce pañoleta?
- /paɲoˈleta/
- [pa.ɲoˈle.t̪a]
- [paɲoˈlet̪a]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to pañoleta
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is pañoleta in Spanish?
pañoleta appears about once in every 4 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).