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"Sweetie" is a noun which is often translated as "el encanto", and "cutie" is a noun which is often translated as "la monada". Learn more about the difference between "sweetie" and "cutie" below.
sweetie(
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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. (colloquial) (sweetie pie)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. el encanto (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).
Ariadna always helps. - Yeah, she's a real sweetie.Ariadna siempre ayuda. - Sí, es un verdadero encanto.
2. (colloquial) (term of endearment)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
3. (colloquial) (culinary) (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 golosina (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).
Can I have a sweetie, please?¿Me das una golosina, por favor?
b. el caramelo (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).
I bought some sweeties from the corner shop.Compré algunos caramelos de la tienda de la esquina.
cutie(
kyu
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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. (colloquial) (cute person or thing)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
b. la lindura (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).
Your son is such a cutie; he looks like a cherub.Tu hijo es una lindura; parece un querubín.
c. la preciosidad (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).
Which of the puppies do you want? - That little cutie with the black spots!¿Cuál de los cachorros te quieres llevar? - ¡Esa preciosidad de las manchas negras!
d. la hermosura (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).
What a cutie that kitten with the grey stripes is!¡Qué hermosura la gatita de las rayas grises!
a. el precioso (M), la preciosa (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).
How are you, cutie? It's been a long time since I saw you around here.¿Cómo estás, precioso? Hace mucho que no te veo por acá.
