higuera

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higuera
feminine noun
1fig tree
  • estar en la higuera (informal figurative) -> to have one's head in the clouds
  • higuera chumba -> prickly pear

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higuera [e-gay’-rah]
noun
1Fig-tree. (Botany) (f)
  • Higuera infernal -> castor-oil plant
  • Higuera de Indias or de las Indias -> Indian fig-tree, prickly-pear cactus
  • Caer de la higuera -> to come down to earth with a bump
  • Estar en la higuera -> to be miles away, to be in the clouds

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higuera
sustantivo:femenino
fig tree
caer de una higuera to come down to earth with a bump
estar en la higuera to be daydreaming; be up in the clouds
higuera chumba higuera de tuna prickly pear cactus; Indian fig tree
higuera del infierno higuera infernal castor-oil plant

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