caboose

caboose(
kuh
-
bus
)
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
noun
1. (part of a train)
Regionalism used in the United States
(United States)
a. el furgón de cola
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(M)
The travelers enjoyed the scenic view from the caboose.Los viajeros disfrutaron de las vistas hermosas desde el furgón de cola.
b. el cabús
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(M)
Regionalism used in Mexico
(Mexico)
Some of the employees smoked cigarettes in the caboose.Algunos de los empleados fumaron cigarrillos en el cabús.
2.
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
(colloquial)
(buttocks)
Regionalism used in the United States
(United States)
a. el trasero
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(M)
He slipped on the ice and fell on his caboose!¡Él se cayó en el hielo y aterrizó en el trasero!
b. la cola
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(F)
A word or phrase used to refer to the second person informal “tú” by their conjugation or implied context (e.g., How are you?).
(informal)
Of course his caboose looks perfect, he spends all his time working out.Obviamente su cola parece perfecto, porque él hace ejercicio todo el tiempo.
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