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"Huevo" is a noun which is often translated as "egg", and "tocino" is a noun which is often translated as "bacon". Learn more about the difference between "huevo" and "tocino" 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.
el tocino(
toh
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see
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noh
)A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
1. (culinary)
b. fat
Pon un tocino en la sartén y cuando esté muy caliente, echa el huevo.Put some fat in the pan and when it's really hot, drop the egg in.
c. pork fat
Recuerda botar el tocino en la basura y no dejarlo escurrir en el lavabo.Remember to throw the pork fat in the trash and not let it drain in the sink.
