blanca
blanca
feminine noun
1minim (Mús) (British), half note (United States); white (piece)
- estar o quedarse sin blanca (en ajedrez, damas)(figurative) -> to be flat broke (peninsular Spanish)
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blanca [blahn’-cah]
noun
1Copper coin of the value of half a maravedí; mite. (f)
- No tener blanca or estar sin blanca -> to be broke
2Magpie. (Ornate) (n)
3alphosis, a white scurf, tetter, or ring-worm. (Veterinary) (n)
4White woman (mujer). (n)
5Minim. (Music) (n)
6Cocaine (cocaína); heroin (heroína). (n)
adjective
1White, blank: hoar, hoary; fair.
- La raza blanca -> the white race
- Más blanco que la nieve -> as white as snow
2Honored, respected (personas).
3Untarred. (Nautical)
4Blank (página).
5Blank (verso).
6Cowardly (cobarde).
7Estar blanco, to have a clean record.
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