las palabrotas
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palabrota

la palabrota(
pah
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lah
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broh
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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).
feminine noun
1.
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
(colloquial)
(rude word)
a. swear word
Mi primas tuvieron una fuerte discusión, dirigiéndose insultos y palabrotas.My cousins had a heated argument throwing insults and swear words at each other.
b.
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
no direct translation
¡No digas palabrotas!Don't swear!
Mis padres me castigaban cuando decía una palabrota.My parents used to punish me when I swore.
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