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furoya
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Position22
Accepted meanings151312
Obtained votes882
Votes by meaning0.017
Inquiries4341363
Queries by meaning297
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hipío
  6

1º_ 'Hipío' is a vulgarism for "hipido" ("sobbing, sound to hipar"). 2º_ Relative to the god Neptune or Poseidon, who in mythological stories was closely associated with horses. See hiccups ("horse"), hipius.

  
bioluminiscente
  12

A living being that has a bioluminescence, a light generated by the chemistry of its own organism.

  
petente
  9

It is not very common, but almost a technical voice used in the legal field by "applicant, requester, who asks for something". It comes from the Latin petere ("to ask").

  
persistente
  11

That persists, is maintained or endures. See persist , suffix -nte .

  
frecuente
  13

1º_ That is repeated several times in a given period; which has a verifiable frequency. 2º_ By the previous one, "common, usual fact". 3º_ Inflection of the verb to frequent. See verbs/frequent .

  
eficiente
  8

It demonstrates efficiency, suitability and ability for a task. From the Latin efficiens, tis which comes from ex facio ("to make, to build, to execute").

  
penitente
  12

It is said of what is related to penance, especially to the religious and to the people who practice it and / or exhibit it. [Note: While it is an adjective for both genders, it has a case where 'penitent' can be used as feminine, and it is for the person seeking penance in confession with a priest. ]

  
síntesis química
  13

It is understood by synthesis ("element created by the combination of others") and chemistry ("relating to the science concerned with the composition of bodies").

  
en estado de intemperancia
  20

I'm sure this comes from some other query, most likely from a misplaced synonym or antonym; But I don't remember where I read it. So I only recommend seeing in (preposition), state ("mode, situation"), of (preposition), intemperance ("lack of temperance"), which are perfectly understood.

  
la mar de cosas
  11

And. . . It can be noted that "things" are usually liquid, but the concept of "sea" as "abundant" and the poetic use of "the" ("article in feminine") already suppose that it can refer to a large number of any issue or matter.

  
alguien se considere de la pata del cid
  14

See "descend from the leg of El Cid" ("of the lineage of the heroes of Spain").

  
barrio obrero
  13

It is precisely a working-class neighborhood, where workers of low and lower-middle social class usually live.

  
asociación mundial para la salud alimentaria
  12

I had never heard it; if it is an "association" it could be an NGO, I suppose. For the doubts see FAO, WHO .

  
redén
  9

It does not exist in Spanish (although there will be no shortage of those who define it as a proper name). Surely it is another OCR error, perhaps because of "recently".

  
cropófago
  12

I was thinking if it could have any meaning, but I agree with colleague Henry Medina Valderrama, it is an error by coprophage ("that feeds on fecal matter, or from it").

  
sirupitica
  13

Error by the feminine of cirupítico ("squeamish, modest, snobbish, haughty").

  
enbalsamado
  12

Burrada by embalming .

  
zancaji
  9

Surely it is a typing error by trench.

  
zancochar
  9

Unless it is in Aragonese, it is a mistake for the Castilian sancochar ("to cook a food partially").

  
cosmología
  13

At one time it was "the study of the whole, of the sciences and philosophy in general", but today it refers only to the universe as outer space, for its origin and evolution. Formed by the Greek 954; 959; 963; 956; 959; 962; ( kosmos "universe, order, aesthetic equilibrium" ) 955; 959; 947; 953; 945; ( lodge "knowledge" ) .

  






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