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la ancheta
A feminine noun is almost always used with feminine articles and adjectives (e.g., la mujer bonita, la luna llena).
a. Christmas gift basket
Envíe a sus seres queridos una de nuestras anchetas, repletas de frutas, quesos, dulces, chocolates, galletas y vinos.Send your loved ones one of our Christmas gift baskets, filled with fruit, cheese, sweets, chocolates, crackers, and wine bottles.
a. small lot of goods
Esos viajantes solían ir de puerta en puerta, vendiendo sus anchetas.Those traveling salesmen used to go from door to door, peddling their small lots of goods.
3. (colloquial) (any object or thing) (Mexico)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in Mexico
a. thingamabob (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
¿Qué es esa ancheta? - ¡Ni idea! Creo que sirve para abrir latas.What's that thingamabob? - No idea! I think it's used to open cans.
4. (colloquial) (good buy) (Andes) (Mexico)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in Mexico
a. bargain
¿Solo te costó quince dólares el reloj? ¡Vaya! ¡Qué ancheta!Did your watch cost just fifteen dollars? Wow! That's a bargain!
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