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la chirigota
A feminine noun is almost always used with feminine articles and adjectives (e.g., la mujer bonita, la luna llena).
1. (colloquial) (farce) (Spain)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in Spain
a. joke
Ustedes se toman todo a chirigota. Estoy hablando en serio.Everything is a joke to you. I'm being serious.
b. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
Su charla fue motivo de una buena chirigota.His speech got a good laugh.
Los chicos hacen chirigota de todo.The boys joke about everything.
a. chirigota
Las chirigotas cantaban y bailaban en la calle durante el Carnaval.The chirigotas were singing and dancing on the street during Carnival.
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