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English to Spanish Dictionary

straw Meaning in Spanish (straw significado en español)

paja, popote
Sinónimos:sorbetetubo
paja in English:straw
Phonetic:ˈpa.xa
Plural: straws
Gender:Femenino
Quick Answer • Resumen

El significado de straw en español es paja, popote. (Un tubo delgado, generalmente de plástico o papel, que se usa para sorber líquido en la boca.)

Definitions of Straw

  1. 1
    noun
    popote

    A thin tube, usually made of plastic or paper, used for sucking liquid into the mouth.

    Un tubo delgado, generalmente de plástico o papel, que se usa para sorber líquido en la boca.

  2. 2
    noun
    paja

    Dried stalks of grain, used especially as fodder for animals or as material for bedding, thatch, or packing.

    Tallos secos de grano, usados especialmente como forraje para animales o como material para camas, techos o embalaje.

  3. 3
    noun
    paja

    A single dried stalk of grass or grain.

    Un solo tallo seco de hierba o grano.

Example Sentences

“She drank her juice through a straw.”

Ella bebió su jugo con un popote.

“The farmer used straw for the animal's bedding.”

El granjero usó paja para la cama del animal.

“A single straw can break a camel's back.”

Una sola paja puede romper el lomo de un camello.

Synonyms (Sinónimos)

In Spanish:

sorbetetubo

In English:

Inflected Word Forms

nounstrawman
adjectivestraw-colored

Phrases & Idiomatic Expressions

the last strawidiom

The final problem in a series of problems that makes a situation unbearable.

a straw in the windidiom

A slight indication of future developments.

straw pollcollocation

An unofficial ballot conducted as a test of opinion.