jerky
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jerky(
juhr
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ki
)An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
1. (erratic)
a. espasmódico
Her jerky movements are a result of her Parkinson's disease.Sus movimientos espasmódicos son el resultado de la enfermedad de Parkinson.
b. entrecortado
His jerky speech pattern is rather off-putting.Su habla entrecortada es bastante desagradable.
2. (colloquial) (contemptible) (United States)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in the United States
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
3. (culinary)
c. el charqui (M) (South 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).
Regionalism used in South America: Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, and Venezuela
There was some venison and we made some of it into jerky.Había un poco de venado y preparamos charqui con una parte.
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