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el potrero
-the pasture
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potrero

el potrero(
poh
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treh
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roh
)
A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
masculine noun
1. (land)
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
(Latin America)
a. pasture
Nos paramos a ver los potros en el potrero.We stopped to look at the colts in the pasture.
b. field
El vaquero ensilló a una de las yeguas que estaba en el potrero.The cowboy saddled one of the mares that was in the field.
2. (urban area of waste land)
Regionalism used in South America: Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, and Venezuela
(South America)
a. vacant lot used as a playground
Como muchos otros futbolistas, comenzó jugando en un potrero de la barriada.Like many other soccer players, he started playing in a neighborhood's vacant lot used as a playground.
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