tocayo
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el tocayo, la tocaya(
toh
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kah
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yoh
)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. name twin (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Hola, soy Julio. - ¿Julio? ¿En serio? Somos tocayos, entonces. Yo también me llamo Julio.Hi, I'm Julio. - Julio? Really? We're name twins, then. My name is also Julio.
¿Te llamas Mauricio? ¡Yo también! Somos tocayos, amigo.Your name is Mauricio? Mine too! We're name twins, man.
b. namesake
Me pusieron David por mi abuelo; es mi tocayo.I was named David after my grandfather; he's my namesake.
c. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
Mira, allí va tu tocaya.Hey look, there goes that girl who has the same name as you.
Ese muchacho también se llama Eduardo. Somos tocayos.That guy's name is also Eduardo. We share the same name.
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