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piocha

la piocha(
pyoh
-
chah
)
A feminine noun is almost always used with feminine articles and adjectives (e.g., la mujer bonita, la luna llena).
feminine noun
a. pickax
Regionalism used in the United States
(United States)
El obrero de construcción está haciendo un hueco en el andén con una piocha.The construction worker is making a hole in the sidewalk with a pickax.
b. pickaxe
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
(United Kingdom)
Vamos a necesitar una piocha para partir la roca grande del jardín.We'll need a pickaxe to break the large rocks in the garden.
2. (beard)
Regionalism used in Mexico
(Mexico)
a. goatee
La cara de Ben luce mucho más joven desde que se rasuró la piocha.Ben's face looks a lot younger since he shaved off his goatee.
3. (insignia)
Regionalism used in Chile
(Chile)
a. badge
Simón lleva una piocha en la solapa con el escudo de su alma mater.Simon wears a badge on his lapel with his alma mater's coat of arms.
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