dedada

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dedada [day-dah’-dah]
noun
1That which can be taken up with the finger at once, a pinch. (f)
  • Dedada de miel, adulation, flattery, wheedling. Dar a uno una dedada de miel -> (Met.) to put a cheat on one, to deceive; literally, to give one a fingerful of honey 2. Triglyph of a Doric frieze

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dedada
sustantivo:femenino
(cantidad) thimbleful; very small quantity
una dedada de mermelada a spot dab of jam;o una dedada de pimienta a pinch of pepper
dar una dedada de miel a algn to give sb a crumb of comfort

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