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"Huevo" is a noun which is often translated as "egg", and "un montón" is a phrase which is often translated as "a lot". Learn more about the difference between "huevo" and "un montón" below.
el huevo(
weh
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boh
)A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
1. (culinary)
2. (anatomy)
a. egg
Los ovarios son las glándulas donde se almacenan los huevos de la mujer.The ovaries are the glands where a woman's eggs are stored.
3. (vulgar) (male genitalia)
A word or phrase that is crude, indecent, and generally rejected by society.
a. ball (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Le di una patada en los huevos al ladrón que trató de robar mi cartera.I kicked the thief who tried to steal my purse in the balls.
4. (vulgar) (a lot of money)
A word or phrase that is crude, indecent, and generally rejected by society.
a. arm and a leg (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
¡Qué reloj tan chévere! Te debió costar un huevo.What a cool watch! It must have cost you an arm and a leg.
b. bomb (colloquial) (United Kingdom)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
Me encantaría ir al concierto pero las entradas cuestan un huevo.I'd love to go to the concert but tickets cost a bomb.
un montón(
oon
mohn
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tohn
)A phrase is a group of words commonly used together (e.g., once upon a time).
a. a lot
Dentro de la casa abandonada había un montón de basura.Inside the abandoned house there was a lot of trash.
b. lots (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Le saqué un montón de fotos a la torre Eiffel.I took lots of pictures of the Eiffel Tower.
c. loads (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Mi primo ganó un montón de dinero jugando al póquer por internet.My cousin made loads of money playing poker online.
2. (very much)
a. a lot
¿Cuándo vas a venir a visitarme? Te extraño un montón.When are you coming to visit me? I miss you a lot.
