parihuela
Spanish, noun/paɾiˈwela/
parihuela is spelled P-A-R-I-H-U-E-L-A (9 letters) and appears about once in every 19 million words in written Spanish, the 162,009th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Parihuela is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “crate” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Utensilio que sirve para transportar cosas pesadas entre dos personas, formado por dos varas gruesas con unas…”.
What does parihuela mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininecrate
- 2
femininestretcher
- 3
femininea spicy seafood soup from Peru
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Utensilio que sirve para transportar cosas pesadas entre dos personas, formado por dos varas gruesas con unas tablas atravesadas en medio, donde se coloca la carga. 2. Sopa de pescados y mariscos típica de la gastronomía peruana.
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 parihuela
- parihuelas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce parihuela?
- /paɾiˈwela/
- [pa.ɾiˈwe.la]
- [paɾiˈ(ɣ̞)w̝ela]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to parihuela
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is parihuela in Spanish?
parihuela appears about once in every 19 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).