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USAGE NOTE
This word may also be spelled "huasca."
la guasca(
gwahs
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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. (band) (South America)
Regionalism used in South America: Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, and Venezuela
a. leather strap
Berto usó una guasca como rienda para montar al potro.Berto used a leather strap as a rein to ride the colt.
2. (striking instrument) (South America)
Regionalism used in South America: Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, and Venezuela
a. whip
Los campesinos se encogieron al oír un repentino restallido de guasca.The peasants winced when they heard the sudden crack of a whip
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