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Old 07-19-2008, 09:01 PM   #20
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Originally Posted by Hebe
Hi Elmeromero ... In Venezuela we call it pitillo. In English though, I haven´t hear a word for it other than Straw

Haha... Good work Hebe! You are the only one who answered elmeromero's question which was: is there another word for a drinking straw in English...and you are correct. At least in the U.S. straw is the only word we use.

There were some really fun answers for the Spanish words though.
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