sarnoso
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sarnoso(
sahr
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noh
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soh
)An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
a. mangy
El perro sarnoso no deja de rascarse las heridas porque le pican.The mangy dog cannot stop scratching his wounds because they itch.
a. despicable
Corrupto y sarnoso; así es el nuevo alcalde.Corrupt and despicable; that's what the new mayor is like.
a. common
No quieren que su hijo ande con esa muchacha sarnosa.They don't want their son to hang out with that common girl.
This means that the noun can be masculine or feminine, depending on the gender of the noun it refers to (e.g., el doctor, la doctora).
a. person with scabies
Los sarnosos normalmente se han contagiado al tocar un perro con sarna.People with scabies usually contract the illness by touching a mangy dog.
a. lowlife
Pedro realmente es un sarnoso. ¿Cómo pudo darle patadas a ese pobre animal?Pedro is such a lowlife! How could he kick that poor animal?
6. (colloquial) (pejorative) (low-status person) (Cuba) (Nicaragua)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
An offensive word or phrase used to degrade a person or group of people based on race, gender, sexual preference, etc. (e.g., redneck).
Regionalism used in Cuba
Regionalism used in Nicaragua
a. pleb (colloquial) (pejorative)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
An offensive word or phrase used to degrade a person or group of people based on race, gender, sexual preference, etc. (e.g., redneck).
Esa sarnosa se cree más de lo que es.That pleb has ideas above her station.
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