caparazón

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caparazón

masculine noun

1shell (también figurative)

caparazón [cah-pah-ra-thone’]

noun

1Carcass of a fowl. (m)

2Caparison, a sort of cover over the saddle of a horse. (m)

3Cover of a coach, or other things made of oilcloth. (m)

4Frail made of grass, in which horses feed when out of the stable. (Province; Provinicial) (m)

5Shell. (Zoology) (m)

caparazón

sustantivo:masculino

1 (concha) shell

encerrarse en su caparazón to withdraw into one's shell; salir de su caparazón to come out of one's shell

(para caballo) (con comida) nosebag; (manta) caparison;

Paid English to Spanish translation

Word of the Day: la carcajada

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hearty laughter, raucous laughter, guffaw