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"Redneck" is a noun which is often translated as "el campesino", and "hillbilly" is a noun which is often translated as "el rústico". Learn more about the difference between "redneck" and "hillbilly" below.
redneck(
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)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
a. el campesino (M), la campesina (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).
The candidate's policies were aimed at meeting the concerns of Texan rednecks and fashionable New Yorkers alike.Las políticas del candidato pretendían abarcar las preocupaciones de los campesinos tejanos tanto como las de los neoyorquinos de moda.
2. (pejorative) (hick)
An offensive word or phrase used to degrade a person or group of people based on race, gender, sexual preference, etc. (e.g., redneck).
a. el palurdo (M), la palurda (F) (pejorative)
(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).
An offensive word or phrase used to degrade a person or group of people based on race, gender, sexual preference, etc. (e.g., redneck).
Only rednecks go to that bar. - Hey, I'm a redneck...and proud of it!Solo los palurdos van a ese bar. - Oye, yo soy palurdo...¡y estoy orgulloso de ello!
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
a. de campesinos
The program provides an insight into redneck communities, exploring the issues affecting the South today.El programa nos ayuda a entender las comunidades de campesinos, explorando los temas que afectan al sur de los Estados Unidos hoy en día.
4. (pejorative) (provincial)
An offensive word or phrase used to degrade a person or group of people based on race, gender, sexual preference, etc. (e.g., redneck).
a. palurdo (pejorative)
An offensive word or phrase used to degrade a person or group of people based on race, gender, sexual preference, etc. (e.g., redneck).
I thought I could escape redneck attitudes by moving to the big city, but I was wrong.Pensé que con irme a vivir a la metrópoli podía escaparme de actitudes palurdas, pero estaba equivocada.
hillbilly(
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)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (pejorative) (unsophisticated country person) (United States)
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 the United States
a. el rústico (M), la rústica (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).
I grew up as a true barefoot hillbilly in South Carolina.Yo crecí en Carolina del Sur, como un verdadero rústico que andaba siempre descalzo.
b. el montañés (M), la montañesa (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).
Ken is a proud hillbilly who sells his carvings at the village general store.Ken es un montañés orgulloso y vende sus esculturas en la tienda del pueblo.
c. el palurdo (M), la palurda (F) (pejorative)
(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).
An offensive word or phrase used to degrade a person or group of people based on race, gender, sexual preference, etc. (e.g., redneck).
The hillbilly tried to put out the forest fire with a garden hose.El muy palurdo intentó apagar el incendio forestal con una manguera de jardín.
d. el pajuerano (M), la pajuerana (F) (pejorative) (River Plate)
(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).
An offensive word or phrase used to degrade a person or group of people based on race, gender, sexual preference, etc. (e.g., redneck).
The family of hillbillies grilled a possum on the campfire for dinner.La familia de pajueranos asó una comadreja en la hoguera para la cena.
e. el paleto (M), la paleta (F) (pejorative) (Spain)
(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).
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 Spain
They're always showing off, but they're nothing more than hillbillies.Siempre andan presumiendo, pero no son más que unos paletos.
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
2. (old-fashioned) (of the country)
A word or phrase that is seldom used in contemporary language and is recognized as being from another decade, (e.g., cat, groovy).
a. country
I heard hillbilly music everywhere I went when I visited Nashville.Cuando visité Nashville, allá donde iba escuchaba música country.
