horterada
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la horterada
A feminine noun is almost always used with feminine articles and adjectives (e.g., la mujer bonita, la luna llena).
1. (colloquial) (general) (Spain)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in Spain
a. tacky thing (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
La casa de Belén está decorada con un montón de horteradas, pero ella se cree muy moderna.Belen's house is decorated with a lot of tacky things, but she thinks she's really stylish.
b. cheap thing (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
¿Qué venden en esa tienda? - Bah, solo horteradas, como imanes, muñecas de flamenca y otros pequeños souvenirs.What do they sell in that store? - Bah, just cheap things, like magnets, flamenco dolls, and other small souvenirs.
c. naff thing (colloquial) (United Kingdom)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
¿Irnos a Benidorm de luna de miel? ¡Qué horterada!Going to Benidorm on our honeymoon? What a naff thing to do!
d. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
A mí el uniforme que les ponen a los camareros me parece una auténtica horterada.I think the uniform the waiters have to wear is really tacky.
He pensado en pintar el coche de rosa. - No lo hagas. Es una horterada.I thought I'd paint the car pink. - Don't do that. It's trashy.
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