rosario

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rosario

masculine noun

1rosary (religion)

2string (serie)

3(informal)

rosario [ro-sah’-re-o]

noun

1Rosary, a string of beads for praying. (m)

2The collection of avemarías and padrenuestros said at once, and counted by the beads of a rosary. (m)

3An assemblage of people who sing the prayers of the rosary in procession. (m)

4Chain-pump. (m)

5Backbone. (Colloquial) (m)

6Feminine proper name. (m)

rosario

sustantivo:masculino

1 (Religión) rosary; (sarta) rosary beads; (p) rosary

rezar el rosario to say the rosary

[acabar] como el rosario de la aurora del albao to end up in confusion; end with everybody falling out

2 (serie) string; series

un rosario de maldiciones a string of curses

3 (Agr) chain of buckets of a waterwheel; (of a waterwheel)

4 (Anatomía) (familiar) backbone

5 (Archit) beading

Paid English to Spanish translation

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hearty laughter, raucous laughter, guffaw