# paleta
## English
### Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish paleta (“small stick”). Doublet of palette.

### Noun

paleta (plural paletas)
* A caramel lollipop.
* An ice lolly.
** 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

* Platea, leap at, palate, patela, petala

## Catalan
### Etymology

From pala +‎ -eta.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central) [pəˈlɛ.tə]
* IPA: (Balearic) [pəˈlə.tə]
* IPA: (Valencia) [paˈle.ta]

### Noun

paleta f (plural paletes)
* diminutive of pala (“shovel”)
* trowel
* paddle
* palette

### Noun

paleta m or f by sense (plural paletes)
* bricklayer
    Synonym: (Balearic) picapedrer
* construction worker

### Further reading

* “paleta” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
* “paleta”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
* “paleta” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

## Czech
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈpalɛta]

### Etymology 1

Borrowed from French palette or Italian paletta (possibly via German Palette), ultimately from Latin pāla (“a shovel, spade”).

#### Noun

paleta f (relational adjective paletový or paletní, diminutive paletka)
* palette (a thin board on which a painter lays and mixes colours)
* palette (the range of colors in a given work or item or body of work.)
* (computing, graphical user interface) palette (a visual selection of colours, tools, commands, etc.)
* pallet (a portable platform for transporting goods)

##### Derived terms

* paletový vozík
* paleťák

### Etymology 2

Borrowed from Italian boletta (“tax receipt”), a diminutive of bolla from Latin bulla.

#### Noun

paleta f
* (colloquial) an expensive bill
* (colloquial, obsolete) an official voucher, certificate

##### Declension
### References

* ↑ Jiří Rejzek (2007) “paleta¹”, in Český etymologický slovník (in Czech), Leda
* ↑ Jiří Rejzek (2007) “paleta²”, in Český etymologický slovník (in Czech), Leda

### Further reading

* “paleta”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
* “paleta”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989

## Finnish
### Verb

paleta
* present passive indicative connegative of palaa

### Anagrams

* apelta, pelaat, pelata

## Ido
### Etymology

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

### Adjective

paleta
* palish

## Polish
### Etymology

Borrowed from French palette.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /paˈlɛ.ta/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -ɛta
* Syllabification: pa‧le‧ta

### Noun

paleta f
* (painting) palette (board)
* (painting) palette (range of colors)
* pallet, skid (portable platform)
* palette, range (selection, array)

#### Derived terms

* paletowy

### Further reading

* paleta in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
* paleta in Polish dictionaries at PWN

## Portuguese
### Alternative forms

* palheta

### Etymology

Borrowed from Italian paletta.

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /paˈle.tɐ/
* (Brazil) IPA: /paˈle.tɐ/
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /paˈle.ta/
* (Portugal) IPA: /pɐˈle.tɐ/
* Rhymes: -etɐ
* Hyphenation: pa‧le‧ta

### Noun

paleta f (plural paletas)
* palette (thin board on which a painter lays and mixes colours)
* palette (range of colours in a given work)

### References

* ↑ “paleta”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
* ↑ “paleta”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025
* ↑ “paleta”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
* ↑ “paleta”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025

## Spanish
### Etymology

From pala +‎ -eta.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /paˈleta/ [paˈle.t̪a]
* Rhymes: -eta
* Syllabification: pa‧le‧ta

### Noun

paleta f (plural paletas)
* trowel, small shovel
* ice lolly, popsicle, paleta
    Synonym: helado
* lollipop, paleta
    Synonyms: piruleta, chupetín
* palette
* diminutive of pala

### Noun

paleta f (plural paletas)
* female equivalent of paleto

#### Derived terms

* pelota paleta

#### Related terms

* palito
* palo

### Adjective

paleta
* feminine singular of paleto

### Further reading

* “paleta”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

## Tagalog
### Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish paleta.

### Pronunciation

* (Standard Tagalog) IPA: /paˈleta/ [pɐˈlɛː.t̪ɐ]
* Rhymes: -eta
* Syllabification: pa‧le‧ta

### Noun

paleta (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜎᜒᜆ)
* palette
* trowel; small shovel

### References

* “paleta”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

## Veps
### Etymology

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### Verb

paleta
* 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