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cachirulo

el cachirulo
A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
masculine noun
1.
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
(colloquial)
(thing whose name one doesn't know)
Regionalism used in Spain
(Spain)
a. thingamabob
¿Dónde está el cachirulo para abrir la botella? - ¿Te refieres al sacacorchos?Where's the thingamabob to open the wine bottle? - Do you mean the corkscrew?
b. thingy
Necesito uno de esos cachirulos para mantener la puerta abierta.I need one of those thingies to hold the door open.
2. (ornament used by men)
Regionalism used in Spain
(Spain)
a. headscarf
Un grupo de hombres vestidos con el traje regional aragonés llevaban su típico cachirulo colorido.A group of men dressed in Aragonese regional costume wore their typical colorful headscarves.
3. (sewing)
Regionalism used in El Salvador
(El Salvador)
Regionalism used in Mexico
(Mexico)
a. patch
Tienes un enorme agujero en tus jeans; tenemos que remendarlo con un cachirulo.There's a huge hole in your jeans; we need to mend them with a patch.
4. (ringlet)
Regionalism used in Bolivia
(Bolivia)
Regionalism used in Chile
(Chile)
a. curl
La niñita llevaba sus cachirulos atados en la coronilla.The little girl wore her curls tied at the top of her head.
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