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gallina

hen

noun gah-YEE-nah Rare

Also means

coward

Usage Note

Gallina literally means a female chicken, but colloquially it is a common insult meaning a coward — equivalent to calling someone a 'chicken' in English. The male counterpart is gallo (rooster). The plural gallinas also names the species collectively.

Examples

"La gallina pone un huevo cada día."

Natural Translation

The hen lays an egg every day.

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