No. 14,303 in Spanish
varillas
"Varillas" means "rods," "sticks," or "whisks," depending on the context.
In a sentence
Las varillas del paraguas están rotas.
The umbrella's ribs are broken.
Here, 'varillas' refers to the structural metal or wooden rods supporting the fabric of the umbrella.
Para batir los huevos, necesitamos unas varillas de cocina.
To whisk the eggs, we need a kitchen whisk.
In this context, 'varillas' refers to the kitchen utensil known as a whisk, made of looped metal or plastic rods.
El constructor empleó varillas de acero para reforzar el concreto.
The builder used steel rods to reinforce the concrete.
Here, 'varillas' signifies steel rods or rebars commonly used in construction to provide tensile strength to concrete structures.
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