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"Filete" is a form of "filete", a noun which is often translated as "fillet". "Pollo" is a noun which is often translated as "chicken". Learn more about the difference between "pollo" and "filete" below.
el pollo(
poh
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yoh
)A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
1. (animal)
2. (culinary)
3. (baby bird)
4. (colloquial) (large wad of phlegm) (Spain)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in Spain
a. loogie (colloquial) (United States)
Regionalism used in the United States
Estaba tan enfermo que estaba tosiendo pollos.He was so sick that he was coughing up loogies.
b. gob (colloquial) (United Kingdom)
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
¿Lo viste? Acaba de escupir ese pollo en la calle.Did you see him? He just coughed up that gob on the street.
This means that the noun can be masculine or feminine, depending on the gender of the noun it refers to (e.g., el doctor, la doctora).
5. (colloquial) (young person) (Spain)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in Spain
a. young man (masculine)
Eso es un dispositivo muy elegante que tienes, pollo. ¿Qué es? - Es un teléfono.That's quite a fancy device you have, young man. What is it? - It's a phone.
b. young woman (feminine)
Las pollitas del barrio andan vestidas a la última.The young women in the area all dress in the latest fashions.
c. kid
¿Quieres ir al bar en la calle Hidalgo? - No, está lleno de pollos.Do you want to go to the bar on Hidalgo? - No, it's full of kids.
d. youngster
Mi abuelo me estaba preguntando qué hacen los pollos hoy en día para divertirse.My grandfather was asking me what youngsters like to do for fun these days.
6. (colloquial) (migrant) (Mexico)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in Mexico
a. undocumented migrant
El coyote cobra miles de dólares por pasar un pollo al otro lado.The human smuggler charges thousands of dollars to get an undocumented migrant over the border.
el filete(
fee
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leh
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teh
)A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
b. fillet steak (prime cut)
Tendrás que pagar más por el filete.You'll need to pay more for fillet steak.
c. sirloin steak (prime cut)
Para este plato, se necesita un kilo de filete.For this dish, you need a kilo of sirloin steak.
a. fillet
Este filete de salmón es tan grueso que todavía está a medio hacer.This salmon fillet is so thick that it's still only half cooked.
a. thread
Uno de los filetes de este tornillo tiene una muesca.There's a nick in one of the threads of this screw.
a. fillet
En este edificio, el arquitecto usó filetes para adornar los muros.The architect used fillets to decorate the walls of this building.
a. fillet
Los filetes de oro de la portada del libro están desgastados.The gold fillets on the cover of the book are worn away.
