galleta

∗ ≈

cookie

∗ noun

galleta

feminine noun

1. biscuit (cooking) (British), cookie (United States)

galleta para perros -> dog biscuit

2. slap, smack (informal) (cachete) (peninsular Spanish)

dar una galleta a alguien -> to give somebody a slap o smack

3. (golpe)

se dieron una galleta -> they crashed the car (en automóvil) (peninsular Spanish)
me di una galleta en la rodilla bajando las escaleras -> I banged myself on the knee coming down the stairs

galleta [gal-lyay’-tah]

noun

1. Cracker. (f)

2. Cookie. (f)

3. Sea biscuit. (f)

4. (coll.) Slap in the face (puñetazo). (f)

5. Small bowl with a spout. (f)

galleta

1 (Culin) (dulce) biscuit; cookie; (EEUU) (Náutica) ship's biscuit; hardtack; (S. Cone) coarse bread

ir a toda galleta to go full-speed

galleta para perros dog biscuit

galleta salada cracker

2 (bofetada) bash (familiar); slap

se pegó una galleta con la moto he had a bad smash on the bike

3 (And) (S. Cone) small bowl for drinking maté

4 (Latinoamérica) confusion; disorder

hacerse una galleta (S. Cone) to get muddled

galleta del tráfico (Ven) (atasco) traffic jam; (burla) practical joke

5 (S. Cone) (bronca) ticking-off (familiar)

le dieron una buena galleta they gave him a good ticking-off (familiar)

colgar o dar la galleta a algn (And) (Arg) (despedir) to sack sb (familiar); fire sb (familiar); (plantar) to jilt sb; (rechazar) to give sb the brush-off (familiar); (no hacer caso a) to give sb the cold shoulder

tener mucha galleta (México) to be very strong