palote

Spanish

Etymology

From palo +‎ -ote.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /paˈlote/ [paˈlo.t̪e]
  • Rhymes: -ote
  • Syllabification: pa‧lo‧te

Noun

palote m (plural palotes)

  1. downstroke
  2. beanpole
  3. drumstick, drum stick (often said specifically of drum sticks for snare drums)

Derived terms

Further reading

  • “palote”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025
  • Manuel Seco; Olimpia Andrés; Gabino Ramos (3 August 2023), “palote”, in Diccionario del español actual [Dictionary of Current Spanish] (in Spanish), third digital edition, Fundación BBVA [BBVA Foundation]
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