howler
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (colloquial) (ridiculous blunder)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. la metedura de pata (F) (colloquial)
(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 word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
I wish you'd heard what Frank told our boss this morning. It was a real howler.Ojalá que hubieras escuchado lo que Frank le dijo a nuestro jefe esta mañana. Fue una verdadera metedura de pata.
2. (animal)
a. el mono aullador (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).
Did you see any animals in the rainforest? - Yes. A sloth and a few howlers.¿Viste animales en la selva tropical? - Sí. Un perezoso y unos monos aulladores.
b. el saraguato (M) (Mexico)
(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).
Regionalism used in Mexico
I stayed in a tree house last night, and the howlers kept me awake.Anoche me alojé en una casa del árbol y los saraguatos me desvelaron.
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