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"Hick" is a form of "hick", a noun which is often translated as "el pueblerino". "Redneck" is a noun which is often translated as "el campesino". Learn more about the difference between "hick" and "redneck" below.
hick(
hihk
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (colloquial) (country bumpkin) (United States)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in the United States
a. el pueblerino (M), la pueblerina (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).
Some hick in a pickup rear-ended me, and he didn't have insurance.Un pueblerino en una camioneta me chocó por atrás y no tenía seguro.
b. el paleto (M), la paleta (F) (Spain)
(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).
Regionalism used in Spain
When Megan got a flat tire in the middle of nowhere, she was afraid she might be shot by hicks.Cuando se le pinchó una rueda a Megan en medio de la nada, tenía miedo de que unos paletos le dispararan.
c. el pajuerano (M), la pajuerana (F) (River Plate)
(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).
He's never ridden the subway; he's such a hick!Nunca anduvo en subte; ¡es tan pajuerano!
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
2. (colloquial) (having the characteristics of a country bumpkin) (United States)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in the United States
a. pueblerino
My hick neighbors blare their country music every night until 11 pm and start again at 6 am.Mis vecinos pueblerinos tocan su música country todas las noches hasta las 11 pm y comienzan de nuevo a las 6 am.
c. pajuerano (River Plate)
The boys from the city had a hard time not laughing at the hick accent of the gas station attendant.A los muchachos de la ciudad les costó trabajo no reírse del acento pajuerano del encargado de la gasolinera.
redneck(
rehd
-
nehk
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
a. el campesino (M), la campesina (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).
The candidate's policies were aimed at meeting the concerns of Texan rednecks and fashionable New Yorkers alike.Las políticas del candidato pretendían abarcar las preocupaciones de los campesinos tejanos tanto como las de los neoyorquinos de moda.
2. (pejorative) (hick)
An offensive word or phrase used to degrade a person or group of people based on race, gender, sexual preference, etc. (e.g., redneck).
a. el palurdo (M), la palurda (F) (pejorative)
(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).
An offensive word or phrase used to degrade a person or group of people based on race, gender, sexual preference, etc. (e.g., redneck).
Only rednecks go to that bar. - Hey, I'm a redneck...and proud of it!Solo los palurdos van a ese bar. - Oye, yo soy palurdo...¡y estoy orgulloso de ello!
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
a. de campesinos
The program provides an insight into redneck communities, exploring the issues affecting the South today.El programa nos ayuda a entender las comunidades de campesinos, explorando los temas que afectan al sur de los Estados Unidos hoy en día.
4. (pejorative) (provincial)
An offensive word or phrase used to degrade a person or group of people based on race, gender, sexual preference, etc. (e.g., redneck).
a. palurdo (pejorative)
An offensive word or phrase used to degrade a person or group of people based on race, gender, sexual preference, etc. (e.g., redneck).
I thought I could escape redneck attitudes by moving to the big city, but I was wrong.Pensé que con irme a vivir a la metrópoli podía escaparme de actitudes palurdas, pero estaba equivocada.
