ponchada
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la ponchada(
pohn
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chah
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dah
)A feminine noun is almost always used with feminine articles and adjectives (e.g., la mujer bonita, la luna llena).
a. bowlful of punch
Éramos tantos en la fiesta, que la ponchada no fue suficiente.There were so many of us at the party, that the bowlful of punch wasn't enough.
2. (puncture) (Central America) (Mexico) (South America)
Regionalism used in Central America: Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama
Regionalism used in Mexico
Regionalism used in South America: Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, and Venezuela
a. flat
Esta espuma se utiliza para llenar temporalmente una ponchada.This foam spray is used to temporarily fill a flat.
3. (colloquial) (large quantity) (Bolivia) (Paraguay) (River Plate)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in Bolivia
Regionalism used in Paraguay
a. bomb (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Nunca podría comprar uno de esos. Cuesta una ponchada.I could never buy one of those. It costs a bomb.
b. heap (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Pagué una ponchada de dinero por mi celular, y Rodri me lo acaba de romper.I payed a heap of money for my cellphone, and Rodri has just broken it.
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