paliacate
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
From Classical Nahuatl pal (“color”) + yacatl (“nose”).
Noun edit
paliacate m (plural paliacates)
- (Mexico) a brightly colored scarf or handkerchief
- Synonym: pañoleta
Further reading edit
- “paliacate”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014