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"Capullo" is a noun which is often translated as "bud", and "yema" is a noun which is often translated as "yolk". Learn more about the difference between "capullo" and "yema" below.
el capullo, capullo(
kah
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poo
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yoh
)A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
1. (botany)
a. bud
Le salieron capullos al rosal que está al lado de la reja.Buds have come out on the rose bush that's by the gate.
De los rosales del jardín han brotado capullos nuevos.There are some new buds on the rose bushes in the garden.
2. (animal)
a. cocoon
El gusano de seda lleva días tejiendo su capullo.The silkworm has been spinning its cocoon for days.
4. (vulgar) (prepuce) (Spain)
A word or phrase that is crude, indecent, and generally rejected by society.
Regionalism used in Spain
a. foreskin
Mi hermano tuvo que operarse porque, como tenía fimosis, no le bajaba el capullo.My brother had to have surgery as he had phimosis, which prevented his foreskin from retracting.
5. (vulgar) (glans) (Spain)
A word or phrase that is crude, indecent, and generally rejected by society.
Regionalism used in Spain
a. head of penis
A un novio mío le dolía mucho cada vez que nos enrollábamos porque no le salía el capullo del prepucio.I had a boyfriend who was in pain every time we got it on because his foreskin wouldn't retract over the head of his penis.
This means that the noun can be masculine or feminine, depending on the gender of the noun it refers to (e.g., el doctor, la doctora).
6. (vulgar) (idiot) (Spain)
A word or phrase that is crude, indecent, and generally rejected by society.
Regionalism used in Spain
a. jerk (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Ese tío siempre ha sido un capullo.That guy has been always a jerk.
b. moron (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Los capullos esos prendieron fuego a la hierba seca del prado.Those morons set fire to the dry grass in the meadow.
c. dickhead (vulgar) (United Kingdom)
A word or phrase that is crude, indecent, and generally rejected by society.
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
Muchos alumnos pensaban que el profesor de mates era un capulloMany of the students thought the maths teacher was a dickhead.
d. twit (colloquial) (United Kingdom)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
Tío, eres un capullo, no vuelvas a desaparecer así.You're a real twit. Don't go disappearing like that again.
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
7. (vulgar) (idiotic) (Spain)
A word or phrase that is crude, indecent, and generally rejected by society.
Regionalism used in Spain
a. jerk (colloquial) (noun)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Lo que pasa es que la gente es muy capulla.People can be such jerks, can't they?
b. moron (colloquial) (noun)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
No seas capullo, devuélveme mi bolsa.Stop being a moron; give me back my bag.
c. dickhead (vulgar) (noun) (United Kingdom)
A word or phrase that is crude, indecent, and generally rejected by society.
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
Estos políticos son muy capullos.These politicians are such dickheads.
d. twit (colloquial) (noun) (United Kingdom)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
Deja de ser tan capullo y haz lo que tienes que hacer.Stop being such a twit, and do what has to be done.
la yema(
yeh
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mah
)A feminine noun is almost always used with feminine articles and adjectives (e.g., la mujer bonita, la luna llena).
1. (culinary)
2. (candy)
a. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
Mis amigos me hicieron probar una yema cuando estuve en Murcia.My friends made me try a candy made of egg yolk and sugar when I was in Murcia.
Cuando vayas a Sevilla, tienes que probar las yemas del convento de San Leandro.When you go to Seville, you have to try the egg yolk sweets from the San Leandro convent.
3. (anatomy)
a. fingertip
Necesito sacar la espina que se me enterró en la yema.I need to remove the splinter that's stuck in my fingertip.
4. (botany)
a. leaf bud
La primavera todavía no llega, pero ya se ven las yemas saliendo.Spring hasn't arrived yet, but you can already see leaf buds coming out.
b. bud
Se nota por la cantidad de yemas en el jardín que la primavera será muy colorida.You can tell from the number of buds in the garden that we'll have a very colorful spring.
c. shoot
Las yemas jóvenes de la planta del espárrago se comen antes de que se hagan leñosas.The young shoots of the asparagus plant are eaten before they become woody.
