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"Tembleque" is a noun which is often translated as "shaking fit", and "arroz con leche" is a noun which is often translated as "rice pudding". Learn more about the difference between "tembleque" and "arroz con leche" below.
el tembleque, tembleque(
tehm
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bleh
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keh
)
A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
masculine noun
1.
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
(colloquial)
(involuntary physical movement)
a. shaking fit
El perro tiene un tembleque. ¿Qué le pasa?The dog is having a shaking fit. What's the matter with him?
b. shakes (plural)
Cuando Víctor terminó de correr la maratón, le dio un tembleque.When Victor finished running the marathon, he got the shakes.
c. trembling
Sudores, tembleque e insomnio pueden ser todos señales de ansiedad.Sweats, trembling and insomnia can all be signs of anxiety.
2. (coconut dessert pudding)
Regionalism used in Puerto Rico
(Puerto Rico)
a. tembleque
De postre pedimos un tembleque y un flan.We ordered a tembleque and a flan for dessert.
a. tembleque
Mamá, ¿me ayudas a colocarme el tembleque?Mom, can you help me put on my tembleque?
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
adjective
4.
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
(colloquial)
(doddering)
Regionalism used in South America: Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, and Venezuela
(South America)
a. trembling
Con esa mano tembleque que tiene, la letra del Señor Costa es muy difícil de leer.With that trembling hand of his, Mr. Costa's handwriting is really difficult to read.
b. quivering
Mi vecina habla con una voz tembleque que no se le entiende bien.My next door neighbor speaks with a quivering voice which is hard to understand.
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el arroz con leche(
ah
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rrohs
 
kohn
 
leh
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cheh
)
A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
masculine noun
a. rice pudding
Este arroz con leche es dulce y cremoso.This rice pudding is sweet and creamy.
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