tembleque
el tembleque
tembleque
tembleque(
tehm
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bleh
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keh
)A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g. el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
1. (colloquial) (involuntary physical movement)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. shaking fit
El perro tiene un tembleque. ¿Qué le pasa?The dog is having a shaking fit. What's the matter with him?
b. shakes (plural)
Cuando Víctor terminó de correr la maratón, le dio un tembleque.When Victor finished running the marathon, he got the shakes.
c. trembling
Sudores, tembleque e insomnio pueden ser todos señales de ansiedad.Sweats, trembling and insomnia can all be signs of anxiety.
2. (coconut dessert pudding) (Puerto Rico)
Regionalism used in Puerto Rico
a. tembleque
De postre pedimos un tembleque y un flan.We ordered a tembleque and a flan for dessert.
3. (headdress worn as part of the national dress) (Panama)
Regionalism used in Panama
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g. the big dog).
4. (colloquial) (doddering) (South America)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in South America: Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, and Venezuela
a. trembling
Con esa mano tembleque que tiene, la letra del Señor Costa es muy difícil de leer.With that trembling hand of his, Mr. Costa's handwriting is really difficult to read.
b. quivering
Mi vecina habla con una voz tembleque que no se le entiende bien.My next door neighbor speaks with a quivering voice which is hard to understand.
temblequeNoun
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).
1. (general)
a. trembling fit
le dio o entró un temblequehe got the shakes
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