jaula
jaula
jaula(
how
-
lah
)A feminine noun is almost always used with feminine articles and adjectives (e.g. la mujer bonita, la luna llena).
1. (enclosure with bars)
Había unos pollitos en una jaula grande en la granja.There were some chicks in a large cage on the farm.
2. (colloquial) (prison)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. jail
El criminal pasará los siguientes diez años en la jaula.The criminal will spend the next ten years in jail.
3. (colloquial) (patrol wagon) (Caribbean) (Colombia)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in the Caribbean: Cuba, the Dominican Republic, and Puerto Rico
Regionalism used in Colombia
a. paddy wagon (United States)
Regionalism used in the United States
"Acaban de meter a tu hermano en la jaula, Marco," dijo el hombre."They just put your brother in the paddy wagon, Marco," said the man.
4. (wagon) (Mexico)
Regionalism used in Mexico
a. car
Varias jaulas del tren estaban llenas de aguacate.Various cars on the train were full of avocados.
jaulaNoun
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).
1. (general)
a. cage
2. (fig)
a.
jaula de orogilded cage
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