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straw

UK: /strɔː/ US: /strɑː/

Translation

n [u]
paja
n [c]
paja
pajita
He always drinks orange juice through a straw
Siempre bebe el zumo de naranja con pajita
pitillo amér.
the {final/last} straw
la gota que colma el vaso
(Definition of straw nn from the Diccionario Cambridge Compact English-Spanish © Cambridge University Press and Ediciones SM 2011)

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