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"El huevo" is a form of "huevo", a noun which is often translated as "egg". "La gallina" is a form of "gallina", a noun which is often translated as "hen". Learn more about the difference between "el huevo" and "la gallina" below.
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).
1. (culinary)
2. (anatomy)
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. (vulgar) (male genitalia)
A word or phrase that is crude, indecent, and generally rejected by society.
a. ball (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
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. (vulgar) (a lot of money)
A word or phrase that is crude, indecent, and generally rejected by society.
a. arm and a leg (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
¡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 (colloquial) (United Kingdom)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in the 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.
la gallina(
gah
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yee
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nah
)A feminine noun is almost always used with feminine articles and adjectives (e.g., la mujer bonita, la luna llena).
2. (culinary)
a. chicken
Te voy a preparar un caldo de gallina para que te sientas mejor.I'm going to make you chicken soup so that you feel better.
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).
