mota
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la mota(
moh
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tah
)A feminine noun is almost always used with feminine articles and adjectives (e.g., la mujer bonita, la luna llena).
1. (particle)
a. speck
La manchita negra en la pantalla de la computadora era solo una mota de polvo.The little black spot on the computer screen was just a speck of dirt.
b. tiny bit
Una mota de arena entró a la ostra y se formó una perla.A tiny bit of sand got trapped in the oyster and a pearl was formed.
c. dot
Hay que limpiar la mota de pintura en el piso con un disolvente químico.You have to remove the dot of paint on the floor with a chemical stripper.
2. (geography)
a. hillock
La casa fue construida en la mota para evitar que se inunde.The house was built on the hillock to avoid flooding.
3. (slang) (marijuana) (Latin America)
A very informal word or phrase used by a particular group or community as a substitute for standard language (e.g., joint, john).
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
a. pot (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Creo mis vecinos tienen mota en su jardín.I think my neighbors have pot in their garden.
b. weed (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Mi cuñado quiere hacer galletas con mota.My brother-in-law wants to bake cookies with weed in them.
c. grass (colloquial) (old-fashioned)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
A word or phrase that is seldom used in contemporary language and is recognized as being from another decade, (e.g., cat, groovy).
La policía encontró coca y una bolsa de mota en su carro.The police found coke and a bag of grass in his car.
b. spot
Ese pulóver marrón con motas negras te hace parecer un leopardo.You look like a leopard wearing that brown pullover with black spots.
a. powder puff
Sarah se pintó los labios y se puso polvo de tocador con su mota.Sarah put on lipstick and applied face powder with her powder puff.
6. (anatomy) (Latin America)
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
a. lock of curly hair
Alicia se peinó la mota suelta detrás de la oreja para ponerse los anteojos.Alicia tucked a stray lock of curly hair behind her ear to put on her glasses.
b. tight curl
Con un dedo hizo una mota con el cabello que tenía en la cara.She used her finger to twist the hair on her face into a tight curl.
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