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"Callo" is a form of "callo", a noun which is often translated as "callus". "Pata" is a form of "pata", a noun which is often translated as "leg". Learn more about the difference between "callo" and "pata" below.
el callo(
kah
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yoh
)A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
1. (medicine)
a. callus (on the hands)
Es carpintero, y por eso, tiene las manos grandes, fuertes y llenas de callos.He's a carpenter, so he has big, strong hands covered with calluses.
b. corn (on the feet)
Tenía las uñas muy largas y callos en los dedos del pie.Her toenails were really long, and she had corns on her toes.
a. ugly
Dios, ¿quieres que baile con ése? ¡Es un callo!God, you want me to dance with that guy? He's so ugly!
los callos
A plural noun indicates that there is more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
a. tripe
El guiso tiene callos, chorizo, morcilla y cebolla.The stew has tripe, chorizo, blood sausage, and onion.
la pata(
pah
-
tah
)A feminine noun is almost always used with feminine articles and adjectives (e.g., la mujer bonita, la luna llena).
b. foot (of a bird)
Las patas de las gaviotas habían dejado su inconfundible huella en la arena.The seagulls' feet had left their unmistakable prints on the sand.
3. (colloquial) (anatomy)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
las patas
A plural noun indicates that there is more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
5. (colloquial) (audacity) (Chile)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in Chile
