gallina

Definitions of gallina
  1. noun
    adult female chicken
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    types:
    clueca, clueco, llueca
    a domestic hen ready to brood
    type of:
    pollo
    a domestic fowl bred for flesh or eggs; believed to have been developed from the red jungle fowl
  2. noun
    flesh of an older chicken suitable for stewing
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    type of:
    pollo
    the flesh of a chicken used for food
  3. noun
    a state of nervous depression
    synonyms: acojonamiento, acojone, acojono, cagado, caguitis, canguelo, cerote, funky, jindama, mieditis
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    type of:
    depresión, hoyo, mella, muesca
    a mental state characterized by a pessimistic sense of inadequacy and a despondent lack of activity
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