English

Noun

paleta ‎(plural paletas)

1. A caramel lollipop.
2. An ice lolly.
3. An ice lolly made from fresh fruit. These natural paletas may be sold along with commercial sugared ones.
   • 2008 June 18, Mark Bittman, “Mexican Summer on a Stick”, in New York Times:

     Throughout Mexico, paletas are made with fresh fruit and not much sugar, pretty much the opposite of commercial sorbets and sherbets sold here.

Anagrams

• palate

Catalan

Noun

paleta m, f ‎(plural paletes)

1. bricklayer
2. construction worker constructing buildings

Czech

Etymology 1

From French palette or Italian paletta (possibly via German Palette), ultimately from Latin pāla ‎(“a shovel, spade”).^[1]

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpalɛta/

Noun

paleta f

1. palette (a thin board on which a painter lays and mixes colours)
2. palette (the range of colors in a given work or item or body of work.)
3. (computing, graphical user interface) palette (a visual selection of colours, tools, commands, etc.)
4. pallet (a portable platform for transporting goods)

Declension

Derived terms

• paleťák
• paletový vozík

Etymology 2

From Italian boletta ‎(“tax receipt”), a diminutive of bolla from Latin bulla.^[2]

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpalɛta/

Noun

paleta f

1. (colloquial) an expensive bill
2. (colloquial, obsolete) an official voucher, certificate

Declension

References

1. ↑ paleta¹ in Jiří Rejzek, Český etymologický slovník, electronic version, Leda, 2007
2. ↑ paleta² in Jiří Rejzek, Český etymologický slovník, electronic version, Leda, 2007

Finnish

Verb

paleta

1. Impersonal indicative present connegative form of palaa.

Ido

Etymology

From pala ‎(“pale, pallid, wan”) +‎ -et-.

Adjective

paleta

1. palish

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• palheta

Noun

paleta f (plural paletas)

1. palette (thin board on which a painter lays and mixes colours)
2. palette (range of colours in a given work)

Spanish

Etymology

pala +‎ -eta

Adjective

paleta

1. feminine singular of paleto

Noun

paleta f ‎(plural paletas)

1. diminutive of pala
2. trowel, small shovel
3. lollipop, paleta
4. ice lolly, paleta
5. palette

paleta f ‎(plural paletas, masculine paleto)

1. feminine equivalent of paleto

Related terms

• palo
• palito

Veps

Verb

paleta

1. to be cold, to be freezing

Inflection

References

• Zajceva, N. G.; Mullonen, M. I. (2007), “зябнуть, озябнуть”, in Uz’ venä-vepsläine vajehnik / Novyj russko-vepsskij slovarʹ [New Russian–Veps Dictionary], Petrozavodsk: Periodika