esputo

el esputo
A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
masculine noun
a. sputum
La médica le dijo al paciente que tenían que analizar su esputo para ver si persistía la infección.The doctor told her patient that they had to test his sputum to see if the infection persisted.
a. gob of spit
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
(colloquial)
¿Eso que hay en el suelo es un esputo? ¡Qué asco!Is that a gob of spit on the floor? Yuck!
b. spittle
Cuando el hombre tosió, un esputo salió de su boca y aterrizó en mi bolso.When the man coughed, spittle came out of his mouth and landed on my bag.
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