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"Moretón" is a noun which is often translated as "bruise", and "chichón" is a noun which is often translated as "lump". Learn more about the difference between "moretón" and "chichón" below.
el moretón(
moh
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reh
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tohn
)A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
1. (medicine)
a. bruise
Me golpeé el brazo contra el escritorio y me quedó un moretón.I bumped my arm on the desk and it left a bruise.
el chichón, chichón(
chee
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chohn
)A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
1. (medicine)
a. lump
Martín se puso un gorro para ocultar el chichón que tenía en la frente.Martin put on a cap to hide the lump he had on his forehead.
b. bump
Mi hermano me dio un coscorrón en la cabeza y me dejó un chichón.My brother smacked me in the head and left a bump.
c. swelling
Ponte una bolsa de hielo sobre el chichón hasta que desaparezca.Hold an ice pack on the swelling until it goes away.
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
2. (colloquial) (not difficult) (Central America)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in Central America: Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama
3. (slang) (large-breasted) (Mexico)
A very informal word or phrase used by a particular group or community as a substitute for standard language (e.g., joint, john).
Regionalism used in Mexico
a. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
No me digas que estoy chichona, naco.Don't say I've got a big rack, dirtbag.
Oye, tu vecina está bien chichona.Wow, your neighbor's got enormous boobs.
