The name comes from palo, or "stick," and the diminutive ending -eta, referencing the little flat stick frozen into each item; the stores, carts, and kiosks where they are sold are known as paleterías, and the sellers are called Paleteros.
In San Jose, California an individual is fined $278 every time they are caught selling paletas without a permit.
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However, social media such as YouTube has an array of videos about paleteros, from parodies to short homemade videos.
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One of the well known parody is the song Paletero Man by Chingo Bling, which is a parody of the song Laffy Taffy by D4L.