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pollo

Pronunciation: /ˈpoʝo/

“pollo” is a Spanish word. Its 5 meanings in English:

noun

  1. chicken (meat)
  2. young chicken (specially a male, or one of unspecified gender)
  3. fuss, scene
  4. twink (a young, attractive, slim man)

adjective

  1. inexperienced

In Spanish

  1. Ejemplar juvenil de un ave, en especial de la gallina.
  2. Carne de este ave, utilizada como alimento.
  3. Chico joven.
  4. Escupitajo.
  5. Situación escandalosa o confusa.
  6. Un gramo de algún estupefaciente que se consuma esnifándose, como por ejemplo la cocaína.

Etymology

Inherited from Latin pullus, from Proto-Indo-European *polH- (“animal young”).

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