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"Neck" is a noun which is often translated as "el cuello", and "scruff" is a noun which is often translated as "el cogote". Learn more about the difference between "neck" and "scruff" below.
neck(
nehk
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (anatomy)
a. el cuello (M) (of a person)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
She was wearing a golden chain around her neck.Llevaba una cadena de oro alrededor del cuello.
b. el cogote (M) (colloquial) (of a person)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
I have a stiff neck from looking up so much.Se me ha quedado el cogote tieso de tanto mirar hacia arriba.
c. el pescuezo (M) (of an animal or a person)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
I felt insulted, so I grabbed him by the neck and shook him.Me sentí insultado, así que lo agarré por el pescuezo y lo zarandeé.
3. (culinary)
4. (clothing)
a. el cuello (M) (of a shirt)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The neck of the shirt is too tight for me.El cuello de la camisa me queda demasiado apretado.
b. el escote (M) (of a dress or a blouse)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Lola was wearing a dress with a V neck.Lola llevaba un vestido con el escote en pico.
a. el cuello (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The ketchup bottle neck is too narrow for the thick sauce to flow out.El cuello de la botella de catsup es demasiado estrecho para lo espesa que es la salsa.
7. (geography)
a. el istmo (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The Eaglehawk Neck is a narrow strip connecting the Tasman Peninsula with the rest of the state.El istmo Eaglehawk es una estrecha franja que conecta la península de Tasmania con el resto del estado.
9. (colloquial) (impudence) (United Kingdom)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
a. la cara dura (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
She's got a lot of neck to say that!¡Hace falta mucha cara dura para decir eso!
b. el descaro (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
He sure has a lot of neck to lie to us like that.Desde luego, qué descaro mentirnos de esa forma.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
10. (colloquial) (old-fashioned) (to make out)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
A word or phrase that is seldom used in contemporary language and is recognized as being from another decade, (e.g., cat, groovy).
a. besuquearse
Victoria was necking with her boyfriend in the back seat of the car.Victoria se besuqueaba con su novio en el asiento trasero del coche.
scruff(
skruhf
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
a. el cogote (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Susie took her cat to the vet because it has a skin ulcer on the scruff.Susie llevó su gato al veterinario porque tiene una úlcera en el cogote.
2. (colloquial) (untidy person) (United Kingdom)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
a. el andrajoso (M), la andrajosa (F)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Who's that scruff? - My daughter's boyfriend.¿Quién es ese andrajoso? - El novio de mi hija.
