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This word may also be spelled “huaca.”
la guaca(
gwah
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kah
)A feminine noun is almost always used with feminine articles and adjectives (e.g., la mujer bonita, la luna llena).
1. (grave) (Latin America)
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
a. tomb
Los arqueólogos encontraron un esqueleto y joyas dentro de la guaca.The archeologists found a skeleton and some jewels in the tomb.
a. buried treasure
Los hombres que hallaron la guaca se quedaron con las valiosísimas reliquias que contenía.The men who found the buried treasure kept the valuable relics it contained.
3. (colloquial) (wealth) (Cuba) (Nicaragua)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in Cuba
Regionalism used in Nicaragua
a. money
Mi abuela no se fía de los bancos y por eso guarda la guaca en casa.My grandmother does not trust the banks and so she keeps the money at home.
a. money box
La guaca está medio vacía, porque apenas metimos monedas en estos últimos meses.The money box is half empty, because we barely put coins in it these last few months.
b. piggy bank
Iba a comprar ese disco, pero el dinero que tenía ahorrado en mi guaca no bastó.I was going to buy that record, but the money I had saved up in my piggy bank wasn't enough.
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