golilla

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golilla [go-leel’-lyah]
noun
1A kind of collar, forming part of the dress of the magistrates of some superior courts of justice in Spain. (f)
2(coll.) The magistrate of said superior courts. (f)
  • Levantar la golilla, to become passionate. Bajar la golilla -> to be pacified

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golilla
sustantivo:femenino
1 (adorno) (Cos) (Hist) ruff; gorget; [de magistrado] magistrate's collar;
2 (Latinoamérica) (bufanda) neckerchief
alzar golilla (México) to puff out one's chest
andar de golilla to be all dressed up
ajustar la golilla to do one's duty
3 (Latinoamérica) [de ave] collar; ruff
4 (Técnica) flange of a pipe; (of a pipe)
5 (Caribe) (deuda) debt
6 (Caribe) (trampa) trick; ruse
7
de golilla (Centroamérica) (gratis) free; for nothing; (Caribe) (familiar) (por casualidad) by chance; accidentally

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