ghoul
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ghoul(
gul
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (mythology)
a. el espíritu maligno (M) (evil spirit)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Go to sleep. There's no such thing as a ghoul.Duérmete. Los espíritus malignos no existen.
My cousins told me there's a ghoul that haunts that mausoleum.Mis primos me dijeron que hay un espíritu maligno que ronda ese mausoleo.
b. el demonio necrófago (M) (phantom that feasts on the dead)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Why do so many people dress up as ghosts and ghouls on October 31st?¿Por qué tantas personas se disfrazan de fantasmas y demonios necrófagos el 31 de octubre?
2. (figurative) (pejorative) (ghoulish person)
A phrase used as a figure of speech or a word that is symbolic in meaning; metaphorical (e.g., carrot, bean).
An offensive word or phrase used to degrade a person or group of people based on race, gender, sexual preference, etc. (e.g., redneck).
a. el morboso (M), la morbosa (F)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Look at all those ghouls slowing down to get a better look at the road traffic accident.Mira como todos esos morbosos reducen la velocidad para ver mejor el accidente de tráfico.
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