jeroglífico
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el jeroglífico(
heh
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roh
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glee
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fee
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koh
)A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
Muy pocas personas sabían escribir con jeroglíficos en Egipto.Only a few people could write using hieroglyphs in Egypt.
b. hieroglyphic
Saber leer jeroglíficos debe ser fascinante.It must be amazing to be able to read hieroglyphics.
2. (game)
a. rebus
Me encanta hacer algún jeroglífico cuando viajo en tren.I love doing a few rebuses when I travel by train.
3. (figurative) (incomprehensible thing)
A phrase used as a figure of speech or a word that is symbolic in meaning; metaphorical (e.g., carrot, bean).
a. puzzle
Algunos poemas barrocos son verdaderos jeroglíficos que no se pueden leer sin notas.Some Barroque poems are real puzzles that can't be read without notes.
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
a. hieroglyphic
En la cueva, había una inscripción jeroglífica que no fuimos capaces de descifrar.In the cave, there was a hieroglyphic inscription that we weren't able to decipher.
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