hock(
hak
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
a. el corvejón (M)
(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).
The poor horse needs to rest its hocks after all the running it did.El pobre caballo tiene que descansar los corvejones después de tanto correr.
b. el jarrete (M)
(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).
That pig has great big hocks on it.Ese cerdo tiene unos jarretes bien grandes.
a. el vino blanco del Rin (M)
(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).
Charlie got out some cheese and crackers and a bottle of hock.Charlie sacó un poco de queso y galletas y una botella de vino blanco del Rin.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
3. (colloquial) (to exchange for money)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. empeñar
Santiago had to hock one of his gold teeth to pay his rent.Santiago tuvo que empeñar uno de sus dientes de oro para poder pagar el alquiler.
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