tyke

el chiquillo

USAGE NOTE

This word may also be spelled "tike."

tyke(

tayk

)

A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).

noun

A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).

(colloquial)

(impish child)

a. el chiquillo

(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)

, la chiquilla

(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)

The tyke had the gall to take the cracker right out of my hand!¡Ese chiquillo tuvo la desfachatez de quitarme la galleta directamente de la mano!

b. el tunante

(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)

, la tunante

(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)

What's the little tyke up to now?¿Qué estará tramando ahora el pequeño tunante?

A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).

(colloquial)

(person from Yorkshire) (United Kingdom)

a. el nativo de Yorkshire

(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)

, la nativa de Yorkshire

(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)

The tyke was tough and proud of where he was from.El nativo de Yorkshire era duro y orgulloso de su origen.

tyke [taɪk]

noun

1 (child) chiquillo (m); (dog) perro (m) de la calle

you little tyke! ¡tunante!

2 (Britain)(also Yorkshire tyke) hombre (m) de Yorkshire

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