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cateto, el cateto(
kah
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teh
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toh
)An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
1. (pejorative) (uneducated)
An offensive word or phrase used to degrade a person or group of people based on race, gender, sexual preference, etc. (e.g., redneck).
a. uncouth
Son tan catetos que desconocen los buenos modales.They're so uncouth they don't have any manners.
b. uncultured
Piensan que somos catetos, porque no terminamos la escuela.They think we're uncultured, because we didn't finish school.
A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
2. (geometry)
This means that the noun can be masculine or feminine, depending on the gender of the noun it refers to (e.g., el doctor, la doctora).
3. (colloquial) (pejorative) (uneducated person)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
An offensive word or phrase used to degrade a person or group of people based on race, gender, sexual preference, etc. (e.g., redneck).
a. yokel (colloquial) (pejorative)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
An offensive word or phrase used to degrade a person or group of people based on race, gender, sexual preference, etc. (e.g., redneck).
Esos catetos no pueden diferenciar un buen vino de uno barato.Those yokels can't tell a good wine from a cheap one.
b. hick (colloquial) (pejorative) (United States)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
An offensive word or phrase used to degrade a person or group of people based on race, gender, sexual preference, etc. (e.g., redneck).
Regionalism used in the United States
Es un estereotipo decir que la gente del campo son unos catetos.It's a stereotype that people from the country are hicks.
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