la blanca
blanca
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la blanca(
blahng
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kah
)A feminine noun is almost always used with feminine articles and adjectives (e.g., la mujer bonita, la luna llena).
1. (music)
a. half note (United States)
Regionalism used in the United States
William tocó una blanca seguida de una negra como le indicó el profesor de piano.William played a half note followed by a quarter note, just as the piano teacher instructed.
b. minim (United Kingdom)
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
Una redonda dura el doble que una blanca.A whole note lasts twice as long as a minim.
2. (games)
a. white piece
Falta una blanca de nuestro ajedrez.There's a white piece missing from our chess set.
b. white
Cuando juego damas con John, siempre juego con las blancas.When I play checkers with John, I always play white.
3. (slang) (drug)
A very informal word or phrase used by a particular group or community as a substitute for standard language (e.g., joint, john).
a. coke (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
¿En cuánto está el gramo de blanca?How much is a gram of coke?
a. blanca
Las blancas y los ducados eran parte de la moneda española.Blancas and ducats were part of Spanish currency.
5. (colloquial) (economic resource) (Spain)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in Spain
a. money
Estoy sin blanca, pero por lo menos pagué el alquiler.I'm out of money, but at least I paid the rent.
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