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"Mechas" is a form of "mechas", a plural noun which is often translated as "hair". "Luz" is a noun which is often translated as "light". Learn more about the difference between "luz" and "mechas" below.
la luz(
loos
)A feminine noun is almost always used with feminine articles and adjectives (e.g., la mujer bonita, la luna llena).
1. (luminosity)
a. light
La luz del farol entraba por la ventana e iluminaba el cuarto.The light from the streetlight came in through the window and illuminated the room.
2. (device)
a. light
Si enciendes la luz, podrás ver dónde estás.If you turn on the light, you'll see where you are.
3. (power)
las mechas(
meh
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chahs
)A plural noun indicates that there is more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
1. (pejorative) (hair) (Latin America)
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 Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
b. messy hair (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).
Rodrigo is the boy with the messy hair.Rodrigo es el niño de las mechas.
la mecha
A feminine noun is almost always used with feminine articles and adjectives (e.g., la mujer bonita, la luna llena).
2. (taper)
a. wick (candle or lamp)
La mecha se extinguió y la habitación se oscureció.The wick went out and the room went dark.
a. fuse (weapons or explosives)
La bomba explotó a poco de encender la mecha.The bomb exploded soon after the fuse was lit.
4. (culinary)
b. strip of bacon
¿Horneaste las mechas antes de rellenar la carne?Did you cook the strips of bacon before stuffing the meat?
5. (hair)
6. (part of tool) (Caribbean) (Southern Cone) (Venezuela)
Regionalism used in the Caribbean: Cuba, the Dominican Republic, and Puerto Rico
Regionalism used in Venezuela
7. (colloquial) (clothing) (Colombia)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in Colombia
a. rag (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Me compré ropa nueva para dejar de usar estas mechas.I bought new clothes so I could stop wearing these rags.
8. (cleaning item) (Central America) (Colombia)
Regionalism used in Central America: Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama
Regionalism used in Colombia
