empalagoso

An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
adjective
a. sickly sweet
Las galletas están empalagosas. No puedo comérmelas.The cookies are sickly sweet. I can't eat them.
b. cloying
Acabo de comer una dona muy empalagosa y me caería bien un vaso de agua.I just had a very cloying donut and I could use a glass of water.
a. cloying
Demasiada adulación me parece empalagosa.Too much flattery seems cloying to me.
b. sickly sweet
Tu amiga Ana es buena persona, pero muy empalagosa y sensiblera.Your friend Ana is a good person, but she's sickly sweet and mushy.
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