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papeleta

ballot paper

noun pah-peh-LEH-tah Rare

Also means

ticket

Usage Note

Papeleta primarily means a voting ballot or an official slip of paper (exam result notice, lottery ticket). In colloquial Spain it also means 'a tricky situation' or 'a tough task', as in menuda papeleta (what a mess). It originated as a diminutive of papel (paper).

Examples

"Introdujo la papeleta en la urna electoral."

Natural Translation

She put the ballot paper into the ballot box.

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