paja
/ˈpaxa/ · B2 · noun · f
straw
🌾🥤 paja sounds like 'pa-ha': Pa laughs 'ha!' while sipping through a straw
Say it as PAH-ha. Link it to 'Pa-ha!', a laugh from Pa, who sips with a straw. Spanish paja covers dried cereal stalks, straw in bulk, and the drinking straw, all thin hollow stalks.