palo

palo — noun

1. a long, thin piece of wood used as a pole or stick — often appearing in English

1.名詞
釋義

a long, thin piece of wood used as a pole or stick — often appearing in English in Spanish-derived names for trees and woods, such as palo santo or palo verde.

例句

Marta lit a small piece of palo santo to clear the smell from the kitchen.

compound: palo santo (a fragrant wood)

Green palo verde trees lined the desert path and bloomed bright yellow in spring.

compound: palo verde (a desert tree)

同義詞
  • stick

    the everyday English word; far more common in general use

  • pole

    for a longer, straighter piece, often vertical

  • staff

    a long stick carried for walking or as a symbol of authority

文法句型

a palo of [wood/material]

用法筆記

Borrowed from Spanish and rare in everyday English; most common as part of fixed compounds (palo santo, palo verde, palo dulce). When used alone, it appears mainly in writing about Latin American or Spanish-speaking settings.

常見錯誤

❌I bought a palo at the supermarket for cooking.
✅I bought a wooden spoon at the supermarket for cooking.
💡'palo' is not used in English for ordinary household sticks; pick a plain English word.
❌Palo Santo smells nice.
✅Palo santo smells nice.
💡only the first word is normally capitalised when the term is not at the start of a sentence.