Masculine
polvo
Meaning
- (masculine) dust (fine, dry particles of matter found in the air and covering the surface of objects)
- (masculine) powder, dust (fine particles of a dry substance)
- (colloquial, masculine, vulgar) fuck, screw (sexual intercourse)
- (masculine, plural, plural-only) see polvos
Concepts
cosmetic powder
fine flour
Synonyms
tierra de cultivo
polvos de tocador
etc
remolino de viento
grano aristado
tierra de labor
harina muy fina
que tiene harina
follazo
blanca nieves
Frequency
Hyphenated as
pol‧vo
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈpolbo/
Etymology
Inherited from Old Spanish polvos (singular), from Vulgar Latin *pulvus, neuter form derived from Classical Latin pulvis m, from Proto-Indo-European *pel- (“flour, dust”).
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