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"Café" is a noun which is often translated as "coffee", and "huevo" is a noun which is often translated as "egg". Learn more about the difference between "café" and "huevo" below.
el café(
kah
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feh
)
A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
masculine noun
a. coffee
Yo por las mañanas siempre tomo café.I always drink coffee in the morning.
a. café
Hemos quedado en un café del centro.We have arranged to meet at a café downtown.
b. coffee shop
Estoy buscando un café con WiFi para poder estudiar.I'm looking for a coffee shop with WiFi so that I can study.
a. brown
El tono que busco es más café.The shade I'm looking for is more brown.
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
adjective
a. brown
Me compré unos zapatos café para ir con mi cinturón.I bought brown shoes to go with my belt.
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el huevo(
weh
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boh
)
A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
masculine noun
a. egg
Cada Pascua decoramos huevos.Every Easter we decorate eggs.
a. egg
Los ovarios son las glándulas donde se almacenan los huevos de la mujer.The ovaries are the glands where a woman's eggs are stored.
3.
A word or phrase that is crude, indecent, and generally rejected by society.
(vulgar)
(male genitalia)
a. ball
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
(colloquial)
Le di una patada en los huevos al ladrón que trató de robar mi cartera.I kicked the thief who tried to steal my purse in the balls.
4.
A word or phrase that is crude, indecent, and generally rejected by society.
(vulgar)
(a lot of money)
a. arm and a leg
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
(colloquial)
¡Qué reloj tan chévere! Te debió costar un huevo.What a cool watch! It must have cost you an arm and a leg.
b. bomb
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
(colloquial)
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
(United Kingdom)
Me encantaría ir al concierto pero las entradas cuestan un huevo.I'd love to go to the concert but tickets cost a bomb.
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