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USAGE NOTE
This word may also be spelled “tacuacín.”
el tacuazín(
tah
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kwah
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seen
)A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
1. (animal) (El Salvador) (Guatemala) (Honduras)
Regionalism used in El Salvador
Regionalism used in Guatemala
Regionalism used in Honduras
a. opossum
Se entró un tacuazín ayer a mi casa y me destruyó la cocina.An opossum got into my house yesterday and wrecked my kitchen.
b. possum (colloquial) (United States)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in the United States
Cerote, ¡mira a ese tacuazín! ¡Es gigante!Dude, look at that possum! It's huge!
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