dike
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This word may also be spelled “dyke.”
Words labeled “extremely offensive” are profoundly insulting and are used to discriminate or offend.
dike(
dayk
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (dam)
a. el dique (M)
(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).
The dikes and the dams surrounding the city prevented it from flooding.Los diques y presas que rodean la ciudad impidieron que se inundara.
b. el terraplén (M)
(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).
The dike separates the salt water of the ocean from the fresh water of the artificial lake.El terraplén separa el agua salada del océano del agua dulce del lago artificial.
2. (channel)
a. la acequia (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).
A complex system of dikes supplies water to all the farmland in town.Un sistema complejo de acequias provee agua a todas las tierras de labranza en el pueblo.
b. el canal (M)
(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).
The dikes dried up during the drought and we couldn't water our crops.Los canales se secaron durante la sequía y no podíamos regar los cultivos.
3. (extremely offensive) (homosexual woman)
A word or phrase that is gravely offensive and taboo in all contexts.
a. la tortillera (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).
Somebody just ran by the lesbian bar and called us all "dikes."Alguien acaba de pasar corriendo por el bar para lesbianas y nos dijo "tortilleras".
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