tonel
tonel
tonel(
toh
-
nehl
)A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g. el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
1. (keg)
2. (colloquial) (fat person)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. fatty (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Ahora, mis antiguas compañeras de clase y yo estamos todas hechas unos toneles.These days, my old classmates and I are all fatties.
b. butterball (colloquial) (United States)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in the United States
Mi compañera engordó tanto que ahora parece un tonel.My coworker put on so much weight that she looks a real butterball.
c. tubby (colloquial) (adjective)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Mario está hecho un tonel porque tiene un problema de tiroides.Mario has gotten really tubby because of a thyroid problem.
tonelNoun
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).
1. (recipiente)
a. barrel
estar/ponerse como un tonelto be/become (like) an elephant o a whale
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