palos de zuecos

15:08 Mar 7, 2020
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Ships, Sailing, Maritime
Spanish term or phrase: palos de zuecos
Context: An interview about what sailors used to buy in the hardware store fo a port town.

Lo que más se vendía eran ropas de agua, porque las ropas de agua de entonces eran muy malas; eran de una tela de lino y había que darle una imprimación de aceite de linaza, que también lo vendíamos nosotros.
Se la daban y la ponían a secar y así les duraba mucho.

También vendíamos muchos palos de zuecos, porque en aquel entonces no había botas de goma y lo que más se les gastaba era la suela. Para reforzarla había unos palos que se vendían sueltos; los llevaban al zapatero y con la grasa que le echaban al zueco, les duraba una eternidad.

Thanks.
A. Deb
Spain
Local time: 06:59


Summary of answers provided
5clog soles
ocetalo
3 +1wooden base/sole
Marie Wilson
4wooden mules // wooden clogs
Lydia De Jorge
2Shoe wedges
Martin Cosgrove (X)


  

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Shoe wedges


Explanation:
From the description, I'm imagining wedges or sticks that were bought loose and taken to the shoemaker and attached to the souls to reinforce them. I can't find any reference in English or Spanish to such an item, however.

Martin Cosgrove (X)
United Kingdom
Local time: 05:59
Native speaker of: English
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39 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
wooden base/sole


Explanation:
As traditional clogs were often made from leather and wood, I think "palos" here means the wooden base. The soles were the part that wore out, so they were replaced.

Procede de Allariz toda la materia prima?
Sólo la piel, pues por lo general el que hace zuecos también tiene curtidos. En cambio los palos, de amineiro, vienen de Santiago.
https://www.laregion.es/articulo/historia-en-4-tiempos/mejor...

Here it says "los palos, de amineiro", amineiro is alder wood, which was used in clog making:

Clog (British) - Wikipediaen.wikipedia.org › wiki › Clog_(British)
Another disadvantage is that the wood has a tendency to split if taken from the centre of the tree. So much alder was used for clogs that in parts of Wales it was ...

Marie Wilson
Spain
Local time: 06:59
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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agree  Helena Chavarria: I agree with you.
3 hrs
  -> Thanks, Helena :-)
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wooden mules // wooden clogs


Explanation:

Wooden Mules & Clogs - ShopStylewww.shopstyle.com › All › Women › Shoes
Shop over 240 wooden mules & clogs from top brands such as Free People, Jacquemus and Mia and earn Cash Back from retailers such as Farfetch, ...

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https://www.shopstyle.com/browse?fts=wooden mules & clogs

Lydia De Jorge
United States
Local time: 00:59
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish, Native in EnglishEnglish
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clog soles


Explanation:
I think the "wooden" part is implied in "clog"

ocetalo
Colombia
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
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