polla
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la polla(
poh
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yah
)A feminine noun is almost always used with feminine articles and adjectives (e.g., la mujer bonita, la luna llena).
a. chick
Ponemos las pollas en el corral después de una semana de nacidas.We put the chicks in the pen one week after they are born.
2. (bet) (Latin America)
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
a. lottery
Me gané el premio gordo de un millón de dólares de la polla.I won the million-dollar jackpot in the lottery.
3. (sum of money) (Latin America)
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
a. pot
Todos pusimos un dólar y el que gana se llevará la polla.We all put in a dollar and whoever wins takes the pot.
4. (colloquial) (young woman) (Latin America)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
a. chick (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Yo pienso que esa polla está guapísima pero tengo miedo hablarle.I think that chick is gorgeous but I'm afraid to talk to her.
5. (slang) (vulgar) (male genitalia) (Spain)
A very informal word or phrase used by a particular group or community as a substitute for standard language (e.g., joint, john).
A word or phrase that is crude, indecent, and generally rejected by society.
Regionalism used in Spain
a. cheat sheet
El profesor vio a un alumno escondiendo una polla debajo de su pupitre.The teacher saw a student hiding a cheat sheet under his desk.
7. (colloquial) (wad of phlegm) (El Salvador)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in El Salvador
a. loogie (colloquial) (United States)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in the United States
¡No tires pollas en la calle!Don't hock loogies in the street!
b. gob (colloquial) (United Kingdom)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
Unos nacos estaban tirando pollas desde el puente.Some chavs were spitting gobs off the bridge.
a. prairie oyster
Si estás cruda, debes beber polla.If you're hungover, you should drink a prairie oyster.
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