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"Mijo" is a noun which is often translated as "millet", and "cubo" is a noun which is often translated as "bucket". Learn more about the difference between "mijo" and "cubo" below.
el mijo, mijo(
mee
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hoh
)A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
2. (colloquial) (form of address; used to address your child) (Latin America)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
3. (colloquial) (form of address; used to address a friend) (Latin America)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
a. buddy (colloquial) (masculine) (United States)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in the United States
Mira, mijo, no hay nada que hacer.Look, buddy, there's nothing you can do.
b. sweetie (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Oye, mija, no te preocupes.Come on, sweetie, don't worry about it.
el cubo(
koo
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boh
)A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
1. (container)
a. bucketful
Tono me regaló un cubo de chocolates para mi cumpleaños.Tono gave me a bucketful of chocolates for my birthday.
b. bucket
Compré un cubo de maíz en el mercado de granjeros.I bought a bucket of corn at the farmers market.
c. pail
El portero lanzó un cubo de agua helada sobre la cabeza de su entrenador at terminar una sesión intensiva de entrenamiento.The goalkeeper threw a pail of ice water over his coach's head after a grueling training session.
a. hub
El cubo lo vas a tener que reemplazar, ya que se rompieron casi todos los rayos en el accidente.You'll have to replace the hub since almost all the spokes were broken in the accident.
6. (mechanics)
a. drum
El cubo de la secadora tiene un cúmulo de pelusa.There's an accumulation of lint in the dryer drum.
a. millpond
El molino dejó de funcionar porque casi no había agua en el cubo.The mill stopped working because there was hardly any water in the millpond.
a. turret
Puedes subirte a la azotea mediante la escalera del cubo.You can go up to the roof through the staircase in the turret.
