shuck
shuck(
shuhk
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (husk)
a. la cáscara (F)
(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).
By the time I'd finished the pile of corn, the floor was covered in shucks.Para cuando terminé con la pila de maíz, el piso estaba cubierto de cáscaras.
c. la chala (F) (Bolivia) (Chile) (River Plate)
(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).
Regionalism used in Bolivia
Regionalism used in Chile
Humitas are wrapped in corn shucks and then steamed.La huminta se envuelve en chala y después se cocina al vapor.
d. la panca (F) (Peru)
(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).
Regionalism used in Peru
This group of artisans sells handicrafts made of corn shucks.Este grupo de artesanos vende artesanías hechas con panca de maíz.
2. (shell)
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
a. quitarse
Richard shucked his heavy backpack and boots.Richard se quitó la mochila pesada y las botas.
7. (colloquial) (to get rid of) (United States)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in the United States
a. perder (habit, accent)
He moved to New York, but never quite shucked that southern accent.Se mudó a Nueva York, pero nunca perdió del todo ese acento sureño.
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