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la colleja(
koh
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yeh
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hah
)A feminine noun is almost always used with feminine articles and adjectives (e.g., la mujer bonita, la luna llena).
1. (colloquial) (blow) (Spain)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in Spain
a. smack on the back of the neck
En el instituto, mis amigos se burlaban de mí dándome collejas.In high school, my friends would tease me and give me smacks on the back of the neck.
b. slap upside the head (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Justin me dio una colleja y yo le devolví el golpe. No lo volveré a hacer.Justin gave me a slap upside the head and I hit him back. I won't do it again.
2. (botany)
b. bladder campion
Las hojas de la colleja se consumían como alimento en España y otros países mediterráneos.The bladder campion's leaves were used as food in Spain and other Mediterranean countries.
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