puro
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puro(
poo
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roh
)An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
Usa alcohol puro para borrar el marcador permanente.Use pure alcohol to remove permanent marker.
2. (emphatic)
3. (religious)
4. (exclusively) (Latin America)
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
5. (tobacco)
a. cigar
Mi padre siempre fuma puros habanos cuando juega al póquer.My father always smokes Cuban cigars when he is playing poker.
6. (colloquial) (punishment) (Spain)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in Spain
a. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
Me metieron un puro por fumar en el baño.They threw the book at me for smoking in the bathroom.
¿No puedes usar el automóvil por seis meses? ¡Qué puro!You're not allowed to drive the car for six months? That sucks!
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