papalote
Spanish, noun/papaˈlote/
papalote is spelled P-A-P-A-L-O-T-E (8 letters) and appears about once in every 5 million words in written Spanish, the 88,614th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Papalote is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “kite (toy)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Artificio volador utilizado como entretenimiento que consta de una superficie de papel, tela u otro material…”.
What does papalote mean in English?
noun
- 1
Mexicomasculinekite (toy)
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Artificio volador utilizado como entretenimiento que consta de una superficie de papel, tela u otro material liviano montada sobre una armazón sólida de caña y sujetada a un hilo por la parte inferior.
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 papalote
- papalotes plural
- papalota alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce papalote?
- /papaˈlote/
- [pa.paˈlo.t̪e]
- [papaˈlot̪e]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is papalote in Spanish?
papalote appears about once in every 5 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).