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"Guajolote" is a noun which is often translated as "turkey", and "cenote" is a noun which is often translated as "natural well". Learn more about the difference between "guajolote" and "cenote" below.
el guajolote(
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)A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
1. (animal) (Central America) (Mexico)
Regionalism used in Central America: Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama
Regionalism used in Mexico
2. (culinary) (Central America) (Mexico)
Regionalism used in Central America: Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama
Regionalism used in Mexico
a. turkey
Para la cena de Navidad voy a preparar guajolote y ensalada de manzanas.I'm going to make turkey and apple salad for Christmas dinner.
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).
3. (colloquial) (stupid person) (Mexico) (Puerto Rico)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in Mexico
Regionalism used in Puerto Rico
a. idiot (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
¡Ximena, eres una guajolota! Te olvidaste de traer el cargador de la computadora.You're an idiot, Ximena! You forgot to bring the computer charger.
el cenote(
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)A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
a. natural well
Nadamos en un cenote que estaba en el medio de la selva.We swam in a natural well in the middle of the jungle.
b. sinkhole
No te acerques al cenote. Podrías caerte.Don't go near the sinkhole. You might fall into it.
c. cenote
Los cenotes eran la única fuente de agua potable para las ciudades en esa época.Cenotes were the only source of drinking water for the towns in that era.
