salivajo
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el salivajo
A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
1. (general)
a. loogie (colloquial) (United States)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in the United States
Era un bar mugriento. La barra estaba pegajosa, y el suelo, lleno de salivajos.It was a filthy bar. The counter was sticky, and the floor covered in loogies.
b. gob of spit
Marta sorteó un salivajo que había en el primer escalón de la escalera.Marta avoided a gob of spit on the first step of the stairway.
c. gob
Uno de los hombres le lanzó un salivajo al otro y comenzó una pelea.One of the men spit a gob at the other, and a fight began.
d. gobbet of spit (United Kingdom)
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
Un salivajo aterrizó a los pies de Pancho. "Fuera de mis tierras," dijo el tipo que acababa de escupir.A gobbet of spit landed at Pancho's feet. "Get out of my property," said the guy who had just spit.
e. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
Uno de los matones le estampó un salivajo a Jaime en los lentes.One of the bullies spat on Jaime's glasses.
Sergio bajó la ventanilla y arrojó un salivajo.Sergio rolled down his window and spat.
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