legañas
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USAGE NOTE
This word may also be written "lagañas."
la legañas(
leh
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gah
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nyahs
)A feminine noun is almost always used with feminine articles and adjectives (e.g., la mujer bonita, la luna llena).
1. (eye mucus)
a. sleep (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
No puedes ponerte mascara con legañas en los ojos. ¡Lávate la cara!You can't put mascara with sleep in your eyes. Wash your face!
b. sleepy dust (colloquial) (United Kingdom)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
El perro tiene legañas en los ojos. - Límpialos.The dog has sleepy dust in his eyes. - Clean them out.
c. eye booger (colloquial) (United States)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in the United States
Mano, tienes legañas. - Tengo conjuntivitis.Dude, you have eye boogers. - I have pink eye.
d. rheum (technical)
A word or phrase that is only used by experts, professionals, or academics in a particular field (e.g., exposition).
No es normal tener tantas legañas. Deberías haber venido a verme antes.So much rheum is not normal. You should have come to see me sooner.
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