What does «paila» mean in Spanish?
- Large round metal or ceramic vessel, shallow, like a frying pan, used for heating, frying, roasting or serving at the table.
- Wide machete for cutting sugar cane.
- Metal device for heating water in coal stoves.
- Frying pan, pot.
- Cooking vessel, ladle.
♦ Used in: Bolivia - Cuba - Dominican Republic - Cargo space in a vehicle.
♦ Used in: Ecuador - Latin percussion instrument, also called timbal or timbaleta. It consists of two cylindrical metal drums, with a drumhead on the top of each one, and is usually accompanied by cowbells and/or claves.
- Orejas. It is used in a mocking tone for the one who has big or very pronounced ears.
♦ Used in: Chile
Examples of use in Spanish: "¡Tremendas pailas tienes!".
- Something that is wrong, disastrous, in bad condition or poorly done.
♦ Used in: Colombia
Examples of use in Spanish: "Nos quedo muy paila el trabajo".
- Food given to prisoners.
♦ Used in: Peru - Very large can of paint.
♦ Used in: Puerto Rico - Small plate that is usually placed under the cups.
♦ Used in: Salvador - Very low plastic container with the diameter of the mouth equal to or larger than the bottom.
♦ Used in: Honduras - Rear of the vehicle where it is loaded.
♦ Used in: Honduras - Stack vehicle or stack car. Pickup vehicle.
♦ Used in: Honduras - House of pailas. In, boiler house. In a sugar mill, area where the sugar manufacturing process takes place.
♦ Used in: Cuba