paletón

Spanish

Etymology

paleta +‎ -ón

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /paleˈton/, [paleˈt̪õn]

Noun

paletón m (plural paletones)

(El Salvador) pleat (on a pair of pants or a skirt)
Pedí que me hicieran los pantalones con paletones. - I asked [the tailor] to make my pants with pleats.

Synonyms

(pants pleat): pliegue (Spain)
(skirt pleat): tabla (Spain)

Related terms

paletonear, paletoneado

Further reading

“paletón” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.

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