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el pisto(
pees
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toh
)A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
2. (soup)
a. chicken broth
La enfermera hizo pisto para los pacientes enfermos.The nurse prepared chicken broth for the sick patients.
3. (jumble)
a. hotchpotch
Con el pisto que fue la presentación de Juan, nos dimos cuenta de que no se había preparado.Given the hotchpotch that was Juan's presentation, we could tell he wasn't prepared.
b. hodgepodge
¿Puedes organizar tus ideas un poco mejor? Esta disertación es un pisto total.Can your organize your thoughts a bit better? This dissertation is a total hodgepodge.
4. (colloquial) (money) (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. dough (slang) (United States)
A very informal word or phrase used by a particular group or community as a substitute for standard language (e.g., joint, john).
Regionalism used in the United States
No tengo tanto pisto para comprar una guitarra.I don't have enough dough to buy a guitar.
b. dosh (slang) (United Kingdom)
A very informal word or phrase used by a particular group or community as a substitute for standard language (e.g., joint, john).
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
Si fuera rico, me gastaría todo el pisto en viajes.If I were rich, I'd spend all my dosh on travel.
5. (colloquial) (drink of alcohol) (Mexico)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in Mexico
a. shot (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Bebimos tres pistos de tequila cada uno.We drank three shots of tequila each.
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