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lambucio
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
1. (colloquial) (gluttonous) (Venezuela)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in Venezuela
a. greedy
Hace falta ser muy lambucio para comerse todos los pasteles.You have to be very greedy to eat all the cakes.
2. (colloquial) (prone to live off others) (Venezuela)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in Venezuela
a. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
No seas tan lambucio. Ofrécete a pagar la cena de vez en cuando.Don't be such a scrounger. Offer to pay for dinner now and then.
¡Qué lambucia es Rosa! Siempre está pidiendo dinero.Rosa is such a freeloader. She's always asking for money.
This means that the noun can be masculine or feminine, depending on the gender of the noun it refers to (e.g., el doctor, la doctora).
3. (colloquial) (gluttonous person) (Venezuela)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in Venezuela
a. glutton
Ni una galleta nos dejaron esos lambucios.Not a single cookie was left for us by those gluttons.
4. (colloquial) (person who eats between meals) (Venezuela)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in Venezuela
a. snack fiend (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Reconozco que soy un lambucio total. Podría vivir solo de papas fritas y frutos secos.I admit that I'm a total snack fiend. I could live on chips and nuts alone.
5. (colloquial) (person who lives off others) (Venezuela)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in Venezuela
a. scrounger (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
¿Por qué no te compras tus propios cigarros? ¡Eres una lambucia!Why don't you buy your own cigarettes? You're such a scrounger!
b. freeloader (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Al lambucio ese ni se le ocurre buscarse un trabajo.That freeloader doesn’t even think about getting a job.
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