manguear
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manguear
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
1. (colloquial) (to take without giving back) (Paraguay) (River Plate)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in Paraguay
a. to bum (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Eh, amigo, ¿puedo manguearte un pucho?Hey, buddy, can I bum a smoke from you?
b. to mooch (colloquial) (United States)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in the United States
¿No te parece que es hora de que dejes de manguearles plata a tus amigos? ¡Buscate trabajo!Don't you think it's time you stop mooching money off your friends? Get a job!
2. (to harvest mangoes) (Central America) (Mexico)
Regionalism used in Central America: Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama
Regionalism used in Mexico
a. to pick mangoes
Los muchachos están en el campo, mangueando.The boys are out in the field, picking mangoes.
a. to drive into the chute
Un peón estaba mangueando ganado cuando ocurrió el accidente.A farm laborer was driving cattle into the chute when the accident occurred.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
a. to mooch (United States)
Regionalism used in the United States
¿Por qué te la pasás mangueando? ¡Tenés un buen trabajo!Why are you always mooching? You have a good job!
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