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"Verrugas" is a form of "verruga", a noun which is often translated as "wart". "Jiotes" is a form of "jiote", a noun which is often translated as "impetigo". Learn more about the difference between "verrugas" and "jiotes" below.
la verruga(
beh
-
rroo
-
gah
)
A feminine noun is almost always used with feminine articles and adjectives (e.g., la mujer bonita, la luna llena).
feminine noun
a. wart
Esa verruga no te va a causar problemas de salud.That wart is not going to cause you health problems.
b. verruca
Podría demorarse dos semanas hasta que la verruga desaparezca.It could take two weeks for the verruca to disappear.
a. pest
¡Déjame tranquilo! ¡Qué verruga estás hecho!Leave me alone! What a pest you are!
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el jiote(
hyoh
-
teh
)
A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
masculine noun
1. (medicine)
Regionalism used in Central America: Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama
(Central America)
Regionalism used in Mexico
(Mexico)
a. impetigo
Esta pomada es un remedio natural muy eficaz contra el jiote y el ezcema.This ointment is a very effective natural remedy for impetigo and ezcema.
b. rash
No te rasques el jiote porque se pondrá peor.Don't scratch your rash because it'll get worse.
el xiote
A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
masculine noun
2. (medicine)
Regionalism used in Central America: Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama
(Central America)
Regionalism used in Mexico
(Mexico)
a. impetigo
El doctor me dijo que el sarpullido que tiene mi bebé en la cara es xiote.The doctor told me that the rash my baby has on his face is impetigo.
3. (botany)
Regionalism used in Central America: Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama
(Central America)
Regionalism used in Mexico
(Mexico)
a. gumbo-limbo
La casa de mi mamá en Puebla tiene muchos xiotes.My mom's house in Puebla has lots of gumbo-limbos.
4. (botanical disease)
Regionalism used in Central America: Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama
(Central America)
a. corn smut
¿Qué tiene el maíz? Se ve todo gris. - Es xiote.What's wrong with the corn? It's all gray. - It's corn smut.
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