tarugo
tarugo
masculine noun1. (piece of wood)
a. wooden block
Yo mismo tallé este tarugo de madera con un cinsel.I carved this wooden block myself using a chisel.
El estante fue ensamblado con tarugos.The bookshelf was assembled using blocks of wood.
2. (dowel)
3. (culinary)
Solo tenía un tarugo para comer junto con la sopa.I had only a chunk of bread to eat with the soup.
4. (colloquial) (pejorative) (idiot)
¡Sebastián es un tarugo! Puso ropa de color en la lavadora y me tiñó la ropa blanca.Sebastian is a blockhead! He put colored clothes in the washing machine and stained my whites.
5. (culinary) (Mexico)
adjective¿Te gustan los tarugos cubiertos de chile o de azúcar?Do you like tamarind candy balls covered in chile or sugar?
6. (colloquial) (pejorative) (idiotic)
¡No seas tarudo! No puedes entrar en esa colonia.Don't be stupid! You can't go into that neighborhood.
tarugo
Noun1. (colloquial)
a. blockhead
2. (de madera)
a. block of wood
3. (de pan)
a. chunk (of stale bread)
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