palillo — meaning in English

English meaning

• chopstick noun One of a pair of slender sticks used, held in one hand, to pick up and eat food, especially in East Asian cuisine.
• drumstick noun A stick used to strike a drum.
• toothpick noun A small pointed stick used to remove bits of food from between the teeth.
• turmeric noun A yellow-flowered plant related to ginger, grown for its aromatic underground stem.

Senses

palillo is used for these senses in English:

• drumstick A stick used to play drums. [from 16th c.]
• toothpick A small, usually wooden, stick, often pointed at both ends, for removing food residue from between the teeth.
• turmeric (cooking) The pulverized rhizome of the turmeric plant, used for flavoring and to add a bright yellow color to food.

drumstick — full definition

1. noun A stick used to strike a drum.
2. noun The lower leg portion of a cooked chicken or turkey.

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