el garabato
-the scribble
See the entry for garabato.

garabato

el garabato(
gah
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rah
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bah
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toh
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A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
masculine noun
a. scribble
No entiendo qué quieren decir estos garabatos.I don't understand what these scribbles mean.
b. scrawl
Puso su firma con un garabato ilegible.She signed her name with an illegible scrawl.
c. doodle
Tengo la costumbre de dibujar garabatos mientras hablo por teléfono.I have the habit of making doodles while I'm on the phone.
a. hook
Antiguamente en las cocinas se colgaban los chorizos de un garabato.In the past chorizo was hung from a hook in the kitchen.
3. (curse)
Regionalism used in Bolivia
(Bolivia)
Regionalism used in Chile
(Chile)
a. swearword
Yo nunca digo garabatos porque me parece muy grosero.I never use swearwords because I think it's very rude.
a. grappling iron
Los buzos vinieron con garabatos y empezaron a dragar el lago.The divers came with grappling irons and began dredging the lake.
b. grapnel
Usando un garabato la tripulación subió al barco la boya rota.The crew used a grapnel to get the broken buoy onto the ship.
los garabatos
A plural noun indicates that there is more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
plural noun
a. scribble
El farmacéutico no pudo descifrar los garabatos del médico en la receta.The pharmacist couldn't make out the doctor's scribble on the prescription.
b. scrawl
¿Qué son estos garabatos? ¡Apenas se leen!What's this scrawl? You can hardly read it!
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