pañuelo
Spanish, noun/paɲuˈelo/
pañuelo is spelled P-A-Ñ-U-E-L-O (7 letters) and appears 6.8 times per million words in written Spanish, the 9,590th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Pañuelo is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “handkerchief” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Diminutivo de paño”.
What does pañuelo mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinehandkerchief
- 2
masculinehandkerchief, neckerchief
- 3
masculinetissue, Kleenex
- 4
masculinehijab
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Diminutivo de paño 2. Pieza de tela cuadrada, que se lleva generalmente dentro del bolsillo, para propósitos personales de higiene tales como limpiarse las manos o sonarse la nariz. 3. Prenda de forma cuadrada que utilizan las mujeres para cubrirse la cabeza o se anudan estéticamente alrededor del cuello.
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 pañuelo
- pañuelos plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce pañuelo?
- /paɲuˈelo/
- [pa.ɲuˈe.lo]
- [paˈɲwelo]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to pañuelo
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is pañuelo in Spanish?
pañuelo appears 6.8 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).