What does paja in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word paja in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use paja in Spanish.

The word paja in Spanish means stalk, straw, straw, wicker, straw, masturbate, straw, grass, grass blades, padding, filler, straw bale, bale of straw, mince words, chat, jerk off, jack off, front man, frontman, flash in the pan, people who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones, see the mote in your brother's eye and not the rafter in your own. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word paja

stalk, straw

nombre femenino (tallo seco de cereal) (grain)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Después de ayudar en el campo, traje paja pegada a los pantalones.
After working in the fields, I had grain stalks stuck to my pants.

straw

nombre femenino (conjunto de tallos) (bedding)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Esparció la paja por el establo.
He spread the straw around the stables.

wicker

nombre femenino (material)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
He comprado un montón de cestas de paja.
I bought a bunch of wicker baskets.

straw

nombre femenino (pajilla, popote, pitillo) (drinking)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Me gusta beber cócteles con una paja.
I like to drink cocktails with a straw.

masturbate

nombre femenino (España, vulgar (masturbación)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Es común que los adolescentes se hagan pajas.
It's normal for adolescents to masturbate.

straw

adjetivo de una sola terminación (color amarillo pálido) (colour)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Pinta los campos de trigo color paja.
You should paint the fields a straw colour.

grass, grass blades

nombre femenino (brizna de hierba)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El gato llegó anoche con el pelo lleno de paja.
The cat came back last night with its fur covered in grass.

padding, filler

nombre femenino (datos poco importantes)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
No te estudies esa parte, que es paja.
Don't study this part: it's just filler.

straw bale, bale of straw

locución nominal femenina (paca, fardo)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Alimentamos a los caballos con balas de paja.
We feed the horses with bales of straw.

mince words

locución verbal (CO, CR, coloq (temas insustanciales)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Bueno, amigos, me voy porque no tengo tiempo para estar hablando paja.

chat

locución verbal (CO, CR, coloq (a la ligera)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Necesito un descanso. Vamos a tomar un café y a hablar paja.

jerk off, jack off

locución verbal (vulgar (masturbarse) (US, vulgar)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Antes de dormir se hizo una paja.
He jacked off (or: jerked off) before going to sleep.

front man, frontman

locución nominal masculina (der: testaferro)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

flash in the pan

locución nominal femenina (ES, coloquial (emoción fugaz) (colloquial)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Su interés por estudiar fue una llamarada de paja.
Her interest in studying was a flash in the pan.

people who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones

locución verbal (informal (ver los errores ajenos)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Tu matrimonio es un desastre, pero no dejas de hablar de las peleas de los vecinos: ya deja de ver la paja en el ojo ajeno.
Your marriage is a disaster but you always go on about the neighbours' rows: people who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

see the mote in your brother's eye and not the rafter in your own

expresión (juzgar sin admitir las faltas propias) (Bible)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Es muy fácil ver la paja en el ojo ajeno pero no la viga en el propio.
It's easy to see the mote in your brother's eye and not the rafter in your own.

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