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This word is often used in the plural in the sense shown in 2).
cheapo
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
1. (colloquial) (inexpensive and of poor quality)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. barato
This cheapo coffee maker is broken. - It's not plugged in, you idiot.Esta cafetera barata está rota. - No está conectada, idiota.
b. de bajo precio y baja calidad
I still resent my mom for forcing me to wear cheapo shoes to school.Todavía estoy resentida con mi madre por haberme obligado a ponerme zapatos de bajo precio y baja calidad para ir a la escuela.
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
a. la baratija (F)
(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).
I'm going to keep my high-end cosmetics and get rid of all of these cheapos from the drugstore.Me voy a quedar con mis cosméticos de alta calidad y deshacerme de todas estas baratijas de la droguería.
3. (cheapskate)
a. el agarrado (M), la agarrada (F) (colloquial)
(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).
(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).
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Don't let that cheapo leave! He didn't leave me a tip!¡No dejes que se vaya ese agarrado! ¡No me dejó una propina!
b. el roñoso (M), la roñosa (F) (colloquial)
(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).
(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).
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
I hate it when cheapos haggle over the price of fruit.Odio que los roñosos regateen el precio de fruta.
c. el codo (M) (colloquial) (Latin America)
(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).
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
Everything was going well until he didn't offer to pay the check. - Don't go out with that cheapo again.Todo iba bien hasta que no se ofreció a pagar la cuenta. - No vuelvas a salir con ese codo.
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