el tugurio
-the hovel
See the entry for tugurio.

tugurio

el tugurio(
too
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goo
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ryoh
)
A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
masculine noun
a. hovel
La policía descubrió al niño secuestrado en un tugurio oscuro a las afueras de la ciudad.The police found the kidnapped child in a dark hovel on the outskirts of the city.
b. shack
Este tugurio está muy cochambroso y se va a derrumbar de un momento a otro.This shack is so filthy it looks it is going to collapse any minute.
2. (cheap bar)
Regionalism used in Spain
(Spain)
a. dive
No sé cómo pude ir con mis amigas a esos horribles tugurios cuando era joven.I don't know how I could go out to those horrible dives with my friends when I was young.
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