lechón
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el lechón, la lechona(
leh
-
chohn
)This means that the noun can be masculine or feminine, depending on the gender of the noun it refers to (e.g., el doctor, la doctora).
1. (animal)
a. piglet
El lechón se pasa el día mamando y durmiendo.The piglet spends the day suckling and sleeping.
2. (colloquial) (dirty person)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. pig (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
¿Solo te duchas una vez a la semana? ¡Vaya lechón!You only take a shower once a week? You're such a pig!
b. slob (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Carmen es una lechona y cuando te acercas a ella huele a sudor.Carmen is a slob and when you're up close to her, you can smell her body odor.
A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
3. (culinary)
a. suckling pig
En Navidad mi abuela solía cocinar lechón con patatas.My grandmother used to do a suckling pig with potatoes for Christmas.
b. sucking pig (United Kingdom)
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
Elena metió al horno el lechón y lo dejó 20 minutos para que se dorara antes de bajar el fuego.Elena put the sucking pig in the oven and left it to brown for 20 minutes before turning the heat down.
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