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21 cholla
(Sp. model spelled same [t∫ója] 'head' or 'good judgment,' a popular and affective term of uncertain origin, perhaps from antiquated dialectal French cholle 'ball' < Frankish keula 'mace' [weapon])California: 1846.1) A common cactus, known for its long sharp spines that are so loosely attached to the plant that they seem to jump onto any person or thing that brushes them. Adams notes that the cactus can grow to up to eight feet; he indicates that the branches of the cactus, rather than the spines, are easily detached from the plant and seem to jump onto passersby. The OED defines cholla as one of several species of Opontia cacti. The DARE says that it is the prickly pear cactus. Santamaría glosses cholla as the common name used in northern Mexico for various native cacti of the same genus. He gives O. cholla and O. thurberi as examples. Cobos glosses it as the "buck-horn or cane cactus." Sobarzo describes the plant as a cactus with a vascular, pulpy stalk divided into sections about four inches in length and covered with very sharp spines. Its fruit is like that of the prickly pear, but quite small. It grows to a height of approximately four feet. Sobarzo suggests that the plant gets its name from the shape of its fruit. This variety of cactus is also commonly depicted in western films.Alternate form: choya.Also called jumping cholla, staghorn cholla, tree cholla, deer brush.2) The term also has figurative meanings in the Southwest. Smith notes that it may be a colloquial term for 'skull,' or it may refer to a dull or stupid person. No Spanish source references the latter meaning. -
22 revoltijo
m.scramble, hodgepodge, hodge-podge, mishmash.* * *1 (mezcla) mess, clutter, jumble2 figurado (confusión) mess, chaos* * *revoltillo masculino1) (fam) ( desorden) mess, jumble2) (fam) (comida, bebida) mixture, concoction* * *= mixed bag, mess, jumble and squeeze, jumble, hodgepodge [hotchpotch, -UK], hotchpotch [hodgepodge, USA], cobbling together, mash-up, mishmash, melange.Ex. The book trade is a mixed bag of ups and downs even within one broad category of publishing.Ex. 'Look, Mel,' said James after the hiatus, 'I'm irritated at the convoluted mess this simple case of filling a vacancy has become'.Ex. The vista of main street shows in addition to the jumble and squeeze of shops, a 12-story skyscraper, several impressive banks, and a few elderly housing units.Ex. Compared to this fairly ordered monographic literature, the multiple contents of a collection of periodicals seemed like a terrible jumble.Ex. Whilst, presumably, a set of standards for the conduct of reference work, the document is in fact a hodgepodge shaped by faddish misconceptions.Ex. It has thus has created a logical and ordered system out of what was once a hotchpotch of individual decision.Ex. It argues that Genesis is a unified text rather than a clumsy cobbling together of disparate materials.Ex. ' Mash-ups' of data on the web are starting to appear on Australian sites and could provide a new means of online advertising.Ex. We follow a mishmash of characters as they move through their unfortunate life without felicity.Ex. There were space cadets, aimless women -- the melange was incredible.----* hacer un revoltijo = cobble together.* revoltijo de letras = jumbled letters.* un revoltijo de = a jumble of, a welter of.* * *revoltillo masculino1) (fam) ( desorden) mess, jumble2) (fam) (comida, bebida) mixture, concoction* * *= mixed bag, mess, jumble and squeeze, jumble, hodgepodge [hotchpotch, -UK], hotchpotch [hodgepodge, USA], cobbling together, mash-up, mishmash, melange.Ex: The book trade is a mixed bag of ups and downs even within one broad category of publishing.
Ex: 'Look, Mel,' said James after the hiatus, 'I'm irritated at the convoluted mess this simple case of filling a vacancy has become'.Ex: The vista of main street shows in addition to the jumble and squeeze of shops, a 12-story skyscraper, several impressive banks, and a few elderly housing units.Ex: Compared to this fairly ordered monographic literature, the multiple contents of a collection of periodicals seemed like a terrible jumble.Ex: Whilst, presumably, a set of standards for the conduct of reference work, the document is in fact a hodgepodge shaped by faddish misconceptions.Ex: It has thus has created a logical and ordered system out of what was once a hotchpotch of individual decision.Ex: It argues that Genesis is a unified text rather than a clumsy cobbling together of disparate materials.Ex: ' Mash-ups' of data on the web are starting to appear on Australian sites and could provide a new means of online advertising.Ex: We follow a mishmash of characters as they move through their unfortunate life without felicity.Ex: There were space cadets, aimless women -- the melange was incredible.* hacer un revoltijo = cobble together.* revoltijo de letras = jumbled letters.* un revoltijo de = a jumble of, a welter of.* * *revoltijo, revoltilloA ( fam) (desorden) mess, jumbleB ( fam) (comida, bebida) mixture, concoction* * *
revoltijo,◊ revoltillo sustantivo masculino (fam)
revoltijo sustantivo masculino
1 (de cosas) jumble, clutter
2 (situación) chaos, mess
' revoltijo' also found in these entries:
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clutter
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* * *revoltijo, revoltillo nmjumble* * *m mess, jumble* * *revoltijo nm1) fárrago: mess, jumble* * *revoltijo n jumble -
23 tuno
adj.roguish, wicked.m.rogue, villain, rascal.* * *► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 rogue, crook1 (de la tuna) member of a tuna————————1 BOTÁNICA prickly pear————————1 (de la tuna) member of a tuna* * *tuno, -a1.SM / F (=pícaro) rogue, villain2.SM (Mús) member of a student music groupSee:ver nota culturelle TUNA in tuna* * *- na masculino, femenino1) (Esp fam) ( bribón) rascal (colloq)* * *- na masculino, femenino1) (Esp fam) ( bribón) rascal (colloq)* * *( fam):masculine, feminineB* * *
tuno,-a
1 m,f (pillo) rascal
2 sustantivo masculino member of a tuna
' tuno' also found in these entries:
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tuna
* * *tuno, -a♦ adjes muy tuno he's a proper rascal♦ nm,f1. [tunante] rascal, rogue2. [músico] student minstrel* * *m, tuna f rogue -
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25 nopalero
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26 higo chumbo
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27 higo de pala
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28 higo de tuna
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29 nopal
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30 tuna brava
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31 tuna colorada
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32 tuna roja
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33 tuna brava
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34 tuna colorada
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35 tuna roja
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36 tunal
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37 cane cholla
DARE: 1909. The prickly pear cactus.Also called cane cactus, walking stick cholla. -
38 colonche
(Sp. model spelled same [kolón,t∫e], of uncertain origin; possibly from Nahuatl coloa 'to twist or turn')California: 1846. Referenced in the DARE as "a fermented drink made from the tuna plant." The DRAE glosses it as an intoxicating drink made from the juice of the red prickly pear plant mixed with sugar. Santamaría and Cabrera indicate that it is a type of tepache. Islas says that it is a regional drink in San Luis Potosí, Mexico, but Santamaría indicates that it is consumed principally by the Tarahumara and Yaqui Indians in Chihuahua and Sonora, Mexico, and by American Indians in Arizona and California.Alternate form: calinche. No doubt a few buckaroos got drunk on such a concoction when other preferred alcoholic drinks were unavailable. -
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40 pitahaya
(Sp. model spelled same [pitája], of Caribbean origin)Carlisle: 1848. A generic name for various organ-pipe cacti, especially the Lemaireocereus thurberi (Watts notes that the Mexicans call this plant pitahaya dulce) and the Carnegia gigantea or saguaro, often depicted in illustrations of the Old West and cowboying. Santamaría glosses it as the common name given to several cacti of the genera Cereus, Pachycereus, Lamaireocereus, and others, as well as to the fruit produced by these plants. The cacti are native to tropical regions of the Americas and, similar to the nopal or "prickly pear cactus," grow in prolonged stalks without leaves. Most have three wings and ribs, and the plants are often gigantesque and herbaceous, and are covered with small acicular spines along the ridges of the plant. The spines may be navel-shaped or in small axillary bundles. The flowers of the plant are large and extremely showy. They may be salmon-colored, yellow, or white and generally open only at night and exude a fragrant aroma. They grow on the ends of the stalks, frequently in a tubulated calyx with a corolla formed of wide hanging petals.
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