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"Butt" is a noun which is often translated as "el trasero", and "booty" is a noun which is often translated as "el botín". Learn more about the difference between "butt" and "booty" below.
butt(
buht
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (colloquial) (anatomy) (United States)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in the United States
a. el trasero (M) (colloquial)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
The baby has a mosquito bite on his butt.El bebé tiene una picadura de mosquito en el trasero.
b. la cola (F) (colloquial) (Latin America)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
I sat on the grass and now my butt is wet.Me senté en el pasto y ahora tengo la cola mojada.
c. las nalgas (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
I slipped on the ice and fell on my butt.Resbalé sobre el hielo y me caí en las nalgas.
d. el culo (M) (colloquial)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
She slapped him on the butt.Le dio una palmada en el culo.
e. las pompis (F) (colloquial) (Latin America)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
My butt hurts from sitting down so long.Me duelen las pompis de estar sentada tanto tiempo.
f. el pompis (M) (colloquial) (Spain)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in Spain
Those pants make your butt look huge.Esos pantalones te hacen el pompis enorme.
g. el fondillo (M) (colloquial) (Caribbean) (Central America) (Colombia)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in the Caribbean: Cuba, the Dominican Republic, and Puerto Rico
Regionalism used in Central America: Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama
Regionalism used in Colombia
Ronnie kicked his brother in the butt.Ronnie le dio una patada a su hermano en el fondillo.
h. las pompas (F) (colloquial) (Central America) (Mexico)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in Central America: Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama
Regionalism used in Mexico
Pull your pants up - I can see your butt!Sube el pantalón, ¡que se te ven las pompas!
2. (weaponry)
3. (target)
a. la colilla (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
There were lots of butts in the ashtray.Había muchas colillas en el cenicero.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
booty(
bu
-
di
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (loot)
2. (colloquial) (anatomy)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. el trasero (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
This music makes me want to shake my booty!¡Esta música me da ganas de menear el trasero!
b. el culo (M) (colloquial)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
My boyfriend likes that I have a big booty.A mi novio le gusta que tenga un culo grande.
