maceta

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maceta

feminine noun

1flowerpot (tiesto)

2mallet (herramienta)

maceta [mah-thay’-tah]

noun

1Flower-pot (tiesto). (f)

2Handle of a stick used at Spanish truck-tables. (f)

3Handle of many kinds of tools. (f)

4Haunch of mutton. (f)

5Two-clawed hammer (martillo). (f)

6Maul, mallet. (Nautical) (f)

adjective

7Slow, thick. (Andes)

8Miserly (tacaño). (Caribbean)

maceta

sustantivo:femenino

1 [de flores] (tiesto) flowerpot; plant pot; (S. Cone) (ramo) bouquet; bunch of flowers

2 (martillo) (gen) mallet; small hammer; [de cantero] stonecutter's hammer;

3 (México) (familiar) (cabeza) nut; (familiar) noggin; (EEUU) (familiar)

ser duro de maceta (And) (S. Cone) to be thick in the head; (familiar)

adjetivo

(familiar)

1 (And) (S. Cone) thick; (familiar) slow

ponerse maceta to get old

2 (Caribe) stingy; (familiar) tight; (familiar)

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hearty laughter, raucous laughter, guffaw