morocho
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morocho(
moh
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roh
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choh
)An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
a. dark
Pensé que tus hermanos eran morochos como tú.I thought that your brothers had dark hair like you.
b. dark-haired
La mayoría de las niñas en la familia son morochas.Most of the girls in the family are dark-haired.
2. (of skin tone) (South America)
Regionalism used in South America: Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, and Venezuela
a. dark
Mi papá también es morocho. Me parezco mucho a él.My dad is also dark. I look a lot like him.
3. (robust) (Ecuador) (Honduras) (Peru)
Regionalism used in Ecuador
Regionalism used in Honduras
Regionalism used in Peru
a. well-built
David está muy morocho y más saludable que nunca.David is very well-built and healthier than ever.
a. twin
El hermano morocho de Víctor es mucho más amigable que él.Victor's twin brother is a lot friendlier than him.
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 masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
6. (hard variety of corn) (South America)
Regionalism used in South America: Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, and Venezuela
a. no direct translation (United States)
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
Regionalism used in the United States
Creo que la maicena la hacen con el morocho.I think that cornflour is made of a hard variety of maize.
Me dijeron que el morocho se usa mucho en la cocina ecuatoriana.I was told that this hard variety of corn is used a lot in Ecuadorian cuisine.
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