hoodie

la sudadera con capucha

USAGE NOTE

This word may also be spelled “hoody.”

hoodie(

hoo

)

A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).

noun

1. (clothing)

a. la sudadera con capucha

(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).

(F)

I bought my son a few hoodies and sweaters at the mall.Le compré unas sudaderas con capucha y suéteres a mi hijo en el centro comercial.

b. el hoodie

(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).

(M)

It was dark and he was wearing a hoodie so I couldn't see his face.Estaba oscuro y llevaba un hoodie, por lo que no pude ver su cara.

c. el buzo con capucha

(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).

(M)

Regionalism used in Argentina

(Argentina)

I don't think that a hoodie would be appropriate for a formal event like this.No creo que un buzo con capucha sea apropiado para un evento formal como este.

d. el polerón con capucha

(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).

(M)

Regionalism used in Chile

(Chile)

It's pretty cold outside. Do you have a hoodie or something like that that I can borrow?Hace mucho frío fuera. ¿Me prestas un polerón con capucha o algo así?

A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).

(colloquial)

(hooded youth)

Regionalism used in the United Kingdom

(United Kingdom)

a. el joven encapuchado

(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).

(M)

, la jovena encapuchada

(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).

(F)

The neighborhood would probably be a lot safer with fewer hoodies loitering around the streets.Tal vez, el barrio sería más seguro con menos jóvenes encapuchados holgazaneando por las calles.

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