pajilla

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Spanish

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Etymology

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From paja (“straw (stalk of a cereal plant)”) +‎ -illa (“diminutive suffix”).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /paˈxiʝa/ [paˈxi.ʝa]
  • IPA(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Philippines) /paˈxiʎa/ [paˈxi.ʎa]
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /paˈxiʃa/ [paˈxi.ʃa]
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /paˈxiʒa/ [paˈxi.ʒa]

 

  • Syllabification: pa‧ji‧lla

Noun

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pajilla f (plural pajillas)

  1. (Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica) drinking straw
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:pajita
  2. (vulgar, slang, Spain) wank, handjob, masturbation
    Synonyms: paja, pajote

Further reading

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