teporocho
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el teporocho, la teporocha
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).
1. (colloquial) (drunkard) (Mexico)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in Mexico
a. wino (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
El barrio está lleno de teporochos durmiendo en las bancas de los parques.The area is full of winos sleeping on the park benches.
b. boozer (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
¿El esposo de Clara? No me gusta. ¡Es un teporocho!Clara's husband? I don't like him. He's a boozer.
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
2. (colloquial) (who often gets drunk) (Mexico)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in Mexico
a. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
¿La señora Jiménez es alcohólica? - No estoy seguro, pero es bien teporocha.Is Mrs. Jimenez an alcoholic? - I'm not sure, but she hits the bottle all right.
Tu cuate acabó con todo el whisky que teníamos. Es un poco teporocho, ¿no?Your buddy finished off all the whisky we had. He's a bit of a boozer, isn't he?
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