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"Padrastros" is a form of "padrastro", a noun which is often translated as "stepfather". "Padrotes" is a form of "padrote", a noun which is often translated as "pimp". Learn more about the difference between "padrastros" and "padrotes" below.
el padrastro(
pah
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drahs
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troh
)A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
a. stepfather
Al morir la madre, el padrastro se quedó con la custodia de la niña.The stepfather got custody of the child after her mother died.
el padrote(
pah
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droh
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teh
)A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
1. (colloquial) (pejorative) (prostitution) (El Salvador) (Guatemala) (Mexico)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
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 El Salvador
Regionalism used in Guatemala
Regionalism used in Mexico
a. pimp
Unas las prostitutas escapó y fue a la policía a denunciar al padrote.One of the prostitutes escaped and went to the police to report the pimp.
2. (animal) (Latin America)
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
a. stud
Tenemos un padrote por cada cuatro yeguas en nuestra caballeriza.We have one stud for every four mares at our stable.
