mocho
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mocho(
moh
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choh
)An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
1. (not sharp)
a. blunt
El pequeño no se hizo daño con el cuchillo porque estaba mocho.The child didn't hurt himself with the knife because it was blunt.
2. (hornless)
a. polled
Los niños nunca habían visto un toro mocho y les parecía triste verlo sin sus cuernos.The children had never seen a polled bull and thought it was sad seeing it without its horns.
3. (colloquial) (anatomy) (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. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
Nací con el pie mocho y si camino mucho me empieza a doler.I was born with a stunted foot and it starts to hurt if I walk a lot.
Juan es mocho pero se apaña muy bien para hacer vida normal a pesar de su discapacidad.Juan only has one arm but he manages day-to-day life very well despite his disability.
4. (pruned)
a. sanctimonious
Ana se casó con un hombre mocho con el que se aburría muchísimo.Ana got married to a sanctimonious man who she was bored to death with.
6. (colloquial) (with very short hair)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
Salí de la peluquería con la cabeza mocha, que no es lo que quería.I left the hairdresser's with a really short cut, which wasn't what I wanted.
¿Quién te cortó el pelo? ¡Te dejaron mocho!Who cut your hair? They scalped you!
A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
a. butt
Me golpeó la cara con el mocho de su pistola.He hit me in the face with the butt of his gun.
b. blunt end
La vecina golpeó el techo con el mocho de la escoba como señal de que hacíamos mucho ruido.My neighbor banged the ceiling with the blunt end of the broom to tell us we were making too much noise.
8. (colloquial) (pejorative) (old horse) (Andes) (Caribbean)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
An offensive word or phrase used to degrade a person or group of people based on race, gender, sexual preference, etc. (e.g., redneck).
Regionalism used in the Caribbean: Cuba, the Dominican Republic, and Puerto Rico
a. nag (colloquial) (pejorative)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
An offensive word or phrase used to degrade a person or group of people based on race, gender, sexual preference, etc. (e.g., redneck).
Deshazte de ese mocho porque ningún jinete querrá comprarlo.Get rid of that nag; no rider is going to want to buy it.
a. mop
Empapé el mocho de agua enjabonada y limpié el suelo con él.I soaked the mop in soapy water and cleaned the floor with it.
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).
a. goody-goody
Miguel es un mocho por quedarse en casa leyendo en vez de salir a tomar con nosotros.Miguel is a goody-goody for staying at home reading instead of going out drinking with us.
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