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"Doble sentido" is a noun which is often translated as "double entendre", and "buñuelo" is a noun which is often translated as "fritter". Learn more about the difference between "doble sentido" and "buñuelo" below.
el doble sentido(
doh
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bleh
sehn
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tee
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doh
)A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
a. double entendre
Es una canción muy graciosa por sus dobles sentidos.It's a very funny song because of its double entendres.
b. innuendo
Me pareció detectar cierto doble sentido en las palabras de Marcos.I thought I detected some innuendo in Marcos' words.
2. (transport)
a. two-way (adjective)
Después de este cruce, la carretera cambia de sentido único a doble sentido.After this intersection, it changes from a one-way to a two-way road.
el buñuelo(
boo
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nyweh
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loh
)A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
1. (culinary)
a. fritter
¿Quieres el último buñuelo? - No, gracias. No me cabe ni uno más.Do you want the last fritter? - No, thanks. I don't have room for even one more.
Me encanta mojar los buñuelos en chocolate.I love dipping fritters in chocolate.
b. doughnut
Lucía y yo cocinamos buñuelos con harina de trigo.Lucia and I cooked doughnuts with wheat flour.
c. donut (United States)
Regionalism used in the United States
A los niños les dolía el estómago después de comer tantos buñuelos.The children had a stomachache after eating so many donuts.
a. botched job
¡Vaya buñuelo de proyectos me han enviado mis alumnos!My students sent me such botched jobs on their projects!
