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"Hen" is a noun which is often translated as "la gallina", and "bird" is a noun which is often translated as "el pájaro". Learn more about the difference between "hen" and "bird" below.
hen(
hehn
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (animal)
a. la gallina (F) (chicken)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Our hen laid the eggs we're enjoying for breakfast.Nuestra gallina puso los huevos que estamos disfrutando de desayuno.
b. la hembra (F) (female fowl)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
There's a hen on the lake with her goslings.Hay una hembra en el lago con sus ansarinos.
2. (colloquial) (gossip)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. la chismosa (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Don't listen to that hen; you're not fat at all.No le hagas caso a esa chismosa; para nada estás gordo.
bird(
buhrd
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (animal)
b. el ave (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The bird crashed into the sliding doors.El ave se estrelló contra las puertas corredizas.
There were a lot of birds nesting in the cliff.Había muchas aves anidando en el acantilado.
2. (colloquial) (person)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. el tipo (M), la tipa (F)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
My brother joined the circus, but he's always been a strange bird.Mi hermano se unió al circo, pero siempre ha sido un tipo raro.
3. (colloquial) (pejorative) (woman) (United Kingdom)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
An offensive word or phrase used to degrade a person or group of people based on race, gender, sexual preference, etc. (e.g., redneck).
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
