palo
Meanings
Noun
1. stake, stick, wood
2. suit (card games)
3. hit, blow, strike (especially, with a stick)
4. blow (figurative, figuratively)
5. mast (a tall, slim post or tower used to support the sails on a ship) (nautical)
6. post; goalpost; woodwork (sports)
7. execution by hanging or beheading (historical)
8. style (of flamenco) (music)
9. tree (colloquial, El Salvador)
10. shot (a small serving of alcoholic spirits) (slang, Puerto Rico, Venezuela)
11. penis (vulgar, Latin America)
Examples34
Mamá, me pegó con un palo.
Mom, he hit me with a stick.
Sírvame un palo de ron.
Get me a shot of rum.
Las barajas suelen tener cuatro palos.
Decks usually have four suits.
Ella está por el palo de hule.
She's by the rubber tree.
Él es un cara de palo.
He's such a shameless jerk.
Me da palo hacer la tarea.
I feel too lazy to do my homework.