palo

n. (Spanish) wood, timber

Palo may refer to:Palo (religion), developed by slaves from Central Africa in Cuba.palo (flamenco), the name for a musical form in flamenco.Palo, Leyte, a 3rd class municipality in Philippines.Palo, Iowa, a town in located within Linn County, Iowa, USA.Palo (OLAP database), an open source MOLAP database.Palo, an old location in the comune of Ladispoli, Lazio, Italy.Palos, long drums used in the music of the Dominican Republicthe for pole.The name of the premium restaraunt found aboard the cruise ships Disney Magic and Disney Wonder of the Disney Cruise Line.
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n. pole, pale, post, stake, shaft, pile, spar

n. pale, fence stake; stick, staff; handle; mast, long pole above the hull of a ship which supports the rigging and sails (Nautical); stalk, stem of a plant; wood; tree; ascender, part of a letter that extends above the baseline; descender

= handle, stick, lance.
Ex: The ball pelts, which were usually sheepskin, were fixed to the handles with nails which were only lightly knocked in, and were removed after the day's work (and often during the midday break as well).
Ex: Any sport that involves a stick or racket, a ball or other projectile, or body contact presents a risk of serious eye injury.
Ex: Hoses 60 m long with hand held lances were used to apply the herbicides.
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* botón en forma de palo = toggle fastener.
* dar palos de ciego = grope (for/toward).
* delgado como un palo = stick-thin.
* de tal palo tal astilla = a chip off the old block, like father, like son.
* matar a palos = beat + Nombre + to death.
* palo de ciego = shot in the dark.
* palo de golf = golf club.
* palo de (la) escoba = broomstick.
* palo de rosa = rosewood.
* palo largo para alcanzar Algo = long-handled reacher.