paja

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straw

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paja
feminine noun
1straw (hierba, caña); waffle (figurative) (relleno)
2wank (muy informal) (masturbación) (British), jerkoff (United States)
  • hacerse una o ->
  • la paja -> to jerk off (Am), to have a wank (British)

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paja [pah’-hah]
noun
1Straw, the stalk on which corn grows; haum. (f)
2Straw, the stalk of corn after being thrashed. (f)
3Beard of grain, blade of grass. (f)
4Straw, chaff, anything proverbially worthless, froth. (f)
5Lie (mentira). (Ante Meridian & Central America) (m)
6(Cono Sur) Dope (droga). (m)
7Tap (grifo); canal (canal). (Andes & Central America) (m)
  • Paja trigaza -> wheat straw
  • Techo de paja -> thatched roof

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paja
sustantivo:femenino
1 (Agr) straw; (de beber) straw; (Latinoamérica) (leña) dried brushwood
sombrero de paja straw hat; techo de paja thatched roof; hombre de paja (familiar) front man; (familiar)
[techo] de paja
lo hizo en un quitarme las pajas (familiar) she did it in a jiffy; (familiar)
riñeron por un quítame allá esas pajas they quarrelled quarreled over nothing;o (EEUU)
ver la paja en el ojo ajeno y no la viga en el propio to see the mote in sb else's eye and not the beam in one's own
2 trash; rubbish; garbage; (EEUU) (en libro, ensayo) padding; waffle; (familiar)
hinchar un libro con mucha paja to pad a book out; meter paja to waffle
3 (vulgar) (masturbación)
hacerse una paja volarse la paja (Centroamérica) to wank; (vulgar) jerk off; (vulgar)
4 (And) (Chile)
paja brava tall altiplano grass
5 (And) (Centroamérica)(also paja de agua) (grifo) tap; faucet; (EEUU) (canal) canal
6 (S. Cone) (muy_familiar) (droga) dope; (muy_familiar)
7 (Centroamérica) (muy_familiar) (mentira) lie; fib; (familiar)

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