caguama
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USAGE NOTE
This word may also be spelled "cahuama" in the sense shown in 1).
la caguama(
kah
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gwah
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mah
)A feminine noun is almost always used with feminine articles and adjectives (e.g., la mujer bonita, la luna llena).
1. (animal)
a. loggerhead turtle
En el zoo, están intentando que las caguamas se reproduzcan.At the zoo, they are trying to get the loggerhead turtles to breed.
2. (colloquial) (beer bottle containing approximately 1 liter of liquid) (Mexico)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in Mexico
a. forty (colloquial) (120 ml) (United States)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in the United States
Es normal que estuvieras borracho si te tomaste dos caguamas.It's logical that you would be drunk if you drank two forties.
b. caguama
Ese cuate toma tantas caguamas que le dicen "Caguaman".That guy drinks so many caguamas that they call him "Caguaman."
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