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pata de palo

  • [ˈpat̪a ð̞e ˈpalo]

Rhymes with a.lo

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pata + de + palo.

phrase patas de palo

  1. Pieza de madera que sustituye la pierna a aquellos a los que les falta.
  2. colloquial La pierna menos hábil de un jugador.

In English

  • peg-leg wooden leg
  • wooden leg a stick used as a substitute for somebody who has lost a leg

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"pata de palo." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/es/pata%20de%20palo.

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@misc{pata_de_palo_2026,
  title = {pata de palo},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/es/pata%20de%20palo},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}