palleta

Catalan

Etymology

From palla +‎ -eta.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [pəˈʎɛ.tə]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [pəˈʎə.tə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencian) [paˈʎe.ta]

Noun

palleta f (plural palletes)

1. straw
2. (rare) match

   Synonym: lluquet

3. nugget (of ore)

Further reading

• “palleta” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Galician

Inner pieces of a Galician bagpipe

Alternative forms

• palheta (Reintegrationist)

Etymology

From palla +‎ -eta or rather from French paillette. Cognate with Portuguese palheta.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /paˈɟeta/ [paˈɟe.t̪ɐ]
• Rhymes: -eta
• Hyphenation: pa‧lle‧ta

Noun

palleta m (plural palletas)

1. reed (mouthpiece)
2. milk tooth (of a cow)

Derived terms

• mollar a palleta

See also

• palleta on the Galician Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^gl

References

• “palleta” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “palleta” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “palleta” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.