spunk

spunk(
spuhngk
)
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
noun
1.
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
(colloquial)
(courage)
a. las agallas
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(F)
He had the spunk to carry on fighting even though he was getting a beating.Tuvo las agallas de seguir peleando aunque le estaban dando un paliza.
b. el valor
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(M)
I admire your spunk, but you need to learn to keep your mouth shut.Admiro tu valor pero tienes que aprender a callarte la boca.
c. el ánimo
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(M)
The boys showed a lot of spunk to come back from 21-0 down.Los chicos mostraron mucho ánimo al remontar un marcador de 21-0.
2.
A word or phrase that is crude, indecent, and generally rejected by society.
(vulgar)
(semen)
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
(United Kingdom)
a. la leche
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(F)
A word or phrase that is crude, indecent, and generally rejected by society.
(vulgar)
He boasted to his friends about how his spunk had ended up on the girl's clothes.Se jactaba con los amigos de cómo su leche había acabado en la ropa de la chica.
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