carrizo
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el carrizo(
kah
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rree
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soh
)A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
1. (botany)
a. straw
¿Me puede traer un carrizo para mi jugo de naranja, por favor?Can you bring me a straw for my orange juice, please?
3. (colloquial) (nothing) (Venezuela)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in Venezuela
a. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
En las vacaciones de verano no suelo hacer un carrizo.I typically don't do anything over summer vacation.
Mis padres no me conocen un carrizo y por eso se sorprenden de mis decisiones.My parents don't know me at all and so they are surprised by my decisions.
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