pava
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la pava(
pah
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bah
)A feminine noun is almost always used with feminine articles and adjectives (e.g., la mujer bonita, la luna llena).
a. kettle
Calenté un litro de agua en la pava para hacer té para toda la familia.I boiled a liter of water in the kettle to make tea for the whole family.
2. (animal)
a. turkey hen
Las pavas de la granja están incubando sus huevos.The turkey hens on the farm are incubating their eggs.
3. (colloquial) (cigarette-end) (Andes) (Central America)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in Central America: Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama
a. butt
Juan dice que dejó de fumar pero lo pesqué fumándose hasta las pavas.Juan says he quit smoking but I caught him smoking even the butts.
b. dog-end (colloquial) (United Kingdom)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
Voy a vaciar el cenicero porque está lleno de pavas.I'm emptying the ashtray because it's full of dog-ends.
4. (hair over the forehead) (Central America)
Regionalism used in Central America: Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama
a. bangs (United States)
Regionalism used in the United States
El peluquero me sugirió hacerme una pava para taparme la frente.The hairdresser suggested I cut my bangs to hide my big forehead.
b. fringe (United Kingdom)
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
Con este peinado la pava me tapa los ojos y me molesta.With this hairstyle my fringe covers my eyes and it's annoying.
a. tasteless joke
Nadie se rio porque la pava que contó Pedro era casi insultante.No one laughed at Pedro's tasteless joke because it was almost insulting.
b. coarse joke
Marta es una maleducada y cuenta unas pavas que no tienen ninguna gracia.Marta is very rude and tells some coarse jokes that aren't funny at all.
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