pendón
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USAGE NOTE
This word may be treated as a feminine or masculine noun without its meaning changing in the sense shown in 3).
el pendón(
pehn
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dohn
)A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
1. (military)
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).
2. (colloquial) (slothful person) (Spain)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in Spain
a. good-for-nothing
Los padres de Marta no soportan que se case con ese pendón.Marta's parents can't bear her marrying that good-for-nothing.
b. lazy (adjective)
Silvia es un pendón. Prefiere ser pobre antes de conseguir un trabajo.Silvia is lazy. She'd rather be poor than get a job.
3. (colloquial) (promiscuous person) (Spain)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in Spain
a. slut (colloquial) (pejorative) (feminine)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
An offensive word or phrase used to degrade a person or group of people based on race, gender, sexual preference, etc. (e.g., redneck).
"¡Micaela es una pendona! Se acostó con todos los hombres de la oficina", dijo Ana."Micaela is a slut! She slept with every man in the office," said Ana.
b. whore (colloquial) (pejorative) (feminine)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
An offensive word or phrase used to degrade a person or group of people based on race, gender, sexual preference, etc. (e.g., redneck).
Silvia dijo que soy un pendón porque me acosté con su novio.Silvia called me a whore because I slept with her boyfriend.
c. manwhore (colloquial) (pejorative) (masculine)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
An offensive word or phrase used to degrade a person or group of people based on race, gender, sexual preference, etc. (e.g., redneck).
¡Eres un pendón! ¿Cuándo vas a dejar de acostarte con cualquiera y sentar cabeza?You're such a manwhore! When are you going to stop sleeping around and settle down?
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