Spanish Open dictionary by furoya

lécito

  19

Jar of Greek origin similar to an amphora with a narrow neck that widens in the mouth. It was used to serve oils and cosmetic ointments. The name 955; 951; 954; 965; 952; 959; 962; (Lekythos) has Etruscan antecedents, but its etymology is still disputed.

  

carta bomba

  14

It is a bomb ("explosive device") hidden in a postal letter, so that it detonates in the hands of whoever opens it.

  

puta madre

  20

In addition to its literal meaning, it is usually used as an exclamation, and would be a popular and iconoclastic version of the more religious "Holy Mother!" By antiphrasis it can have a positive character, although in origin it is insulting. See whore ("harlot"), mother ("progenitor", "vulva"), ta mare, son of his mother, the whore! , the whore who gave birth to you , prick mother , PM .

  

realidad aumentada

  14

It is the method that allows to obtain additional information to the environment or the object that we are seeing. It is usually aggregated electronically, using glasses adapted as a screen to superimpose images and informative text on the visual field, or tablets and mobile phones through their video cameras and their screens. While the idea is earlier, the name 'augmented reality' is attributed to researcher Tom Caudell, who in 1990 developed for the aeronautical company Boeing a device to aggregate wiring data about each piece an operator worked on.

  

caballito de acero

  18

It is a somewhat poetic name for the bicycle, it can also be seen as "iron horse". See horse ("diminutive of horse"), steel (metal).

  

sustentabilidad verde

  13

At some point this could be confusing, as with "orange economy", but today "green" is clearly associated "with the ecological, with the natural"; And the concept of "sustainability" or "sustainability" for a situation that can be maintained, especially with the use of natural resources, is already known. So as a query is left over in a dictionary; But I'll leave it here.

  

dibujos animados

  15

Although it could be understood by the words drawing and animated, it is a name for a technique of animation of images frame by frame in cinematography and also of the final product, which in this case can be used in the singular, as a noun. Watch cartoon, anime, comiquitas, cartoon.

  

jartada

  15

1º_ Feminine of jartado ("fed up, satiated, annoyed") . 2º_ In some Caribbean countries it is also used as a noun, for an exaggerated amount of something that gets fed up. See jarte .

  

capeada

  11

1º_ As a noun it is a Guatemalan voice for a school break. See rabona , rateed. 2º_ Feminine of capeado (in several meanings). [Note: when it comes from cape (clothing that is put on the shoulders) it is preferably used in feminine. ]

  

judía

  18

1º_ Common name of several plants, the most popular is Phaseolus vulgaris . Also of its fruit. See beans?? , bean , caraota , bean , bean . 2nd_ Feminine of Jew.

  

torera

  17

1º_ Feminine of bullfighter. 2nd_ Bullfighting pass. 3º_ Kind of jacket, usually sleeveless.

  

chama

  14

1º_ It is the feminine of chamo, in its meanings of "boy, youth" and also "friend, companion". 2º_ The dirty rag can also come from a masculine meaning to call stray dogs, which are usually dirty and used by comparison. 3º_ Chama is also the name of some geographical places, such as localities in Zambia or the USA, rivers in the USA and Venezuela, or mountain ranges in Guatemala.

  

artera

  13

1º_ Feminine of artero ("mañoso, con mala artes" ). 2º_ Tool used to mark the loaf of own bread and thus recognize it when leaving the community oven or poya.

  

capitalista

  14

1º_ Supporter of capitalism or relative to this economic system. 2º_ Who invests his economic capital in a business.

  

marxista

  16

Supporter of the doctrine of Karl Marx or concerning his social and economic philosophy. See Marxism.

  

batahola

  20

It is a colloquial word for "scandal, hubbub, hubbub". It comes from the Catalan battalola, or perhaps from the Italian battagliola, which in both cases would be a "small battle".

  

calma

  19

1º_ Tranquility, end of a state of convulsion or restlessness. 2º_ Weather condition without wind, with heat. 3º_ Hot flash, especially that produced in menopause.

  

inviable

  18

That it is not viable, in its sense of "life" ("progression of existence") and "way" ("path, development"). See prefix in- ("negation").

  

viable

  16

1º_ That you can travel, travel, carry out. Of track ("route, path") -ble ("possibility, utility"). 2º_ That can be kept alive or functioning. It is a Gallicism by viable, formed by the word vie ("life").

  

zagalón

  13

Augmentative of zagal ("boy"), usually for someone robust.

  

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