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"La tajada" is a form of "tajada", a noun which is often translated as "slice". "El tajo" is a form of "tajo", a noun which is often translated as "cut". Learn more about the difference between "la tajada" and "el tajo" below.
la tajada(
tah
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hah
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dah
)A feminine noun is almost always used with feminine articles and adjectives (e.g., la mujer bonita, la luna llena).
1. (culinary)
2. (part)
a. share
Mis primos se llevaron una buena tajada de la herencia.My cousins got quite a big share of the inheritance.
3. (colloquial) (drunken state) (Spain)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in Spain
a. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
Me cogí una buena tajada porque hacía mucho que no bebía alcohol.I was really legless because it was a long time since I'd had any alcohol.
La tajada de Mercedes después de cinco chupitos de tequila era importante.Mercedes was really smashed after five shots of tequila.
4. (culinary)
a. slice of fried plantain
Para cocinar tajadas solo necesitas plátanos, aceite y una sartén.To cook slices of fried plantain, all you need are plantains, oil, and a pan.
el tajo(
tah
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hoh
)A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
1. (wound)
a. cut
Me hice un tajo en el dedo cuando estaba picando ajo.I got a cut on my finger when I was chopping garlic.
b. slash (long and thin)
Lo atacaron en la calle y tiene un tajo así de largo en el brazo.He was attacked in the street and has a slash this big on his arm.
2. (geography)
a. steep cliff
Los montañistas treparon un tajo junto al mar.The rock climbers climbed a steep cliff by the sea.
b. sheer drop
Disfrutamos la vista del valle desde el borde de un tajo.We appreciated the view of the valley from the top of a sheer drop.
3. (colloquial) (task) (Spain)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in Spain
a. work
Voy a parar para almorzar apenas termine de hacer este tajo.I'll have my lunch break as soon as I finish this work.
4. (work site)
a. site
Los obreros tuvieron que evacuar el tajo debido a una pérdida de gas.The workers had to evacuate the site due to a gas leak.
b. work
Hoy salí del tajo dos horas más tarde porque me tuve que quedar a hacer un reporte.Today I left work two hours later because I had to finish a report.
c. workplace
Los empleados tienen prohibido fumar en el tajo.Employees are not allowed to smoke at the workplace.
5. (culinary)
a. chopping block
Pica las cebollas y los morrones sobre un tajo.Chop the onions and the peppers on a chopping block.
a. executioner's block
En el museo vimos un tajo y una guillotina.At the museum we saw an executioner's block and a guillotine.
a. quarry
Usamos maquinaria pesada para extraer mármol del tajo.We use heavy machinery to extract marble from the quarry.
a. slit
Haz un tajo en la tela de aproximadamente cuatro centímetros.Make a slit in the fabric about four centimeters long.
