hickey
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hickey(
hih
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ki
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
a. el chupón (M) (colloquial)
(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).
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Donna wore a turtleneck to hide the hickey on her neck.Donna llevaba un suéter de cuello alto para esconder el chupón en el cuello.
b. el chupetón (M)
(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).
Manolo, who gave you that hickey? - It's confidential.Manolo, ¿quién te dio ese chupetón? - Es confidencial.
2. (pimple)
a. el grano (M)
(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).
Meg got a hickey on her nose after eating chocolate cake.A Meg le salió un grano en la nariz después de comer pastel de chocolate.
b. la espinilla (F) (Latin America)
(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 Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
When did I get that hickey on my forehead?¿Cuándo me salió esa espinilla en la frente?
c. el comedón (M)
(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).
If I ate all those chocolates I'd have a face full of hickeys.Si me comiera todos esos bombones tendría la cara llena de comedones.
3. (colloquial) (thingy) (United States)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in the United States
a. el coso (M) (colloquial) (Caribbean) (Colombia) (River Plate) (Spain)
(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).
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in the Caribbean: Cuba, the Dominican Republic, and Puerto Rico
Regionalism used in Colombia
Regionalism used in Spain
Where's that hickey for peeling potatoes?¿Dónde está ese coso para pelar papas?
b. la vaina (F) (Caribbean) (Chile) (Colombia) (Venezuela)
(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 the Caribbean: Cuba, the Dominican Republic, and Puerto Rico
Regionalism used in Chile
Regionalism used in Colombia
Regionalism used in Venezuela
What's that hickey you bought yesterday?¿Qué es esa vaina que compraste ayer?
c. el chisme (M) (colloquial) (Mexico) (Spain)
(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).
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in Mexico
Regionalism used in Spain
What is that hickey over there?¿Qué es ese chisme que está allá?
d. el chunche (M) (colloquial) (Central America)
(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).
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in Central America: Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama
Bring me that hickey that's on top of that over there.Tráeme ese chunche que está encima de aquello.
e. la chingadera (F) (slang) (Mexico)
(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).
A very informal word or phrase used by a particular group or community as a substitute for standard language (e.g., joint, john).
Regionalism used in Mexico
Can you hand me that hickey please?¿Me pasas esa chingadera, por favor?
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