puchero
puchero
puchero(
poo
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cheh
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roh
)A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g. el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
1. (kitchen utensil)
a. cooking pot
Necesito un puchero muy grande para hacer comida para tanta gente.I'll need a very large cooking pot to prepare food for so many people.
b. stewpot
Me gusta preparar la sopa de ajiaco en un puchero de barro.I like to prepare "ajiaco" soup in a clay stewpot.
c. pot
Ten cuidado con ese puchero; tiene agua hirviendo.Be careful with that pot; it's full of boiling water.
2. (culinary) (South America) (Spain)
Regionalism used in South America: Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, and Venezuela
Regionalism used in Spain
a. stew
Te quedo delicioso el puchero de garbanzos que hiciste para la cena.The chickpea stew you made for dinner was delicious.
3. (protrusion of the lips)
a. pout
El bebé hizo un puchero con los labios y comenzó a llorar.The baby made a pout with his lips and started to cry.
pucheroNoun
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).
1. (perola)
a. cooking pot
2. (comida)
a. stew
3. (gesto)
a. pout
hacer pucherosto pout
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