el popote in English

drinking straw noun Latin America

Number 1,590 of the 5,000 most used words in Latin American Spanish.

Example

¿Me das un popote para el refresco?

Can I have a straw for my soft drink?

In Spain

At this place in the list: la bombilla (light bulb).

Before: el/la asistente · Next: arriesgar

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