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el hato(
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)A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
a. bundle
El zagal usó la pañoleta para hacer un hato con sus escasas posesiones.The shepherd boy used the shawl to make a bundle with his few possessions.
b. flock (of sheep)
El pastor y su perro conducían el hato de ovejas hacia los pastos.The shepherd and his dog were driving the flock of sheep towards the pastures.
3. (pejorative) (group of people or things)
An offensive word or phrase used to degrade a person or group of people based on race, gender, sexual preference, etc. (e.g., redneck).
c. collection
A mí todos esos políticos me parecen poco más que un hato de ladrones.If you ask me, all those politicians are little more than a collection of thieves.
d. crowd (of people)
Un hato de fans esperaba a la cantante a la salida del hotel.A crowd of fans was waiting for the singer by the hotel door.
e. gang (of people)
¿Viste a qué velocidad iban esos motoristas? ¡Qué hato de pirados!Did you see the speed those motorcyclists were riding at? What a gang of loonies!
4. (cattle farm) (Latin America)
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
a. cattle ranch
Mi padre era el mayoral de un hato en Venezuela.My father was the manager of a cattle ranch in Venezuela.
a. stopping place
A un kilómetro del pueblo, había un hato para pastores trashumantes.One kilometer away from the town, there used to be a stopping place for transhumant shepherds.
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