pick-up

USAGE NOTE
This word may also be spelled “pic-up.”
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A feminine noun is almost always used with feminine articles and adjectives (e.g., la mujer bonita, la luna llena).
feminine noun
1. (transport)
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
(Latin America)
a. pickup truck
La pick-up es el mejor vehículo para el rancho.A pickup truck is the best vehicle for the ranch.
b. pickup
He estacionado la pick-up en el garage.I've parked the pickup in the garage.
2.
A word or phrase that is seldom used in contemporary language and is recognized as being from another decade, (e.g., cat, groovy).
(old-fashioned)
(record player)
a. pickup
A word or phrase that is seldom used in contemporary language and is recognized as being from another decade, (e.g., cat, groovy).
(old-fashioned)
En los cincuenta y los sesenta, a los tocadiscos se les llamaba "pick-ups."In the fifties and sixties, record players were called "pickups".
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