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"Hick" is a form of "hick", a noun which is often translated as "el pueblerino". "Hillbilly" is a noun which is often translated as "el rústico". Learn more about the difference between "hillbilly" and "hick" below.
hillbilly(
hihl
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bih
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li
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (pejorative) (unsophisticated country person) (United States)
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 States
a. el rústico (M), la rústica (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).
I grew up as a true barefoot hillbilly in South Carolina.Yo crecí en Carolina del Sur, como un verdadero rústico que andaba siempre descalzo.
b. el montañés (M), la montañesa (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).
Ken is a proud hillbilly who sells his carvings at the village general store.Ken es un montañés orgulloso y vende sus esculturas en la tienda del pueblo.
c. 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).
The hillbilly tried to put out the forest fire with a garden hose.El muy palurdo intentó apagar el incendio forestal con una manguera de jardín.
d. el pajuerano (M), la pajuerana (F) (pejorative) (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).
An offensive word or phrase used to degrade a person or group of people based on race, gender, sexual preference, etc. (e.g., redneck).
The family of hillbillies grilled a possum on the campfire for dinner.La familia de pajueranos asó una comadreja en la hoguera para la cena.
e. el paleto (M), la paleta (F) (pejorative) (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).
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 Spain
They're always showing off, but they're nothing more than hillbillies.Siempre andan presumiendo, pero no son más que unos paletos.
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
2. (old-fashioned) (of the country)
A word or phrase that is seldom used in contemporary language and is recognized as being from another decade, (e.g., cat, groovy).
a. country
I heard hillbilly music everywhere I went when I visited Nashville.Cuando visité Nashville, allá donde iba escuchaba música country.
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.
