hastial

Definitions of hastial
  1. noun
    the vertical triangular wall between the sloping ends of gable roof
    synonyms: aguilón, faldón, gablete
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    espadaña
    an extension of a gable that serves as a bell cote
    frontón
    a triangular gable between a horizontal entablature and a sloping roof
    type of:
    muro, pared
    an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
  2. noun
    a cruel and brutal fellow
    synonyms: bullanguero, buscarruidos, camorrista, chulángano, gallito, gamberro, gorila, goriloide, hampón, jaque, jaquetón, matachín, matasiete, matonista, matón, pendenciero, perdonavidas, rufián, terne, valentón
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    forzudo, gorila, matón
    a bully employed as a thug or bodyguard
    cabeza rapada, skin, skinhead
    a young person who belongs to a British or American group that shave their heads and gather at rock concerts or engage in white supremacist demonstrations
    chulo, duro
    someone who bullies weaker people
    teddy, teddy boy
    a tough youth of 1950's and 1960's wearing Edwardian style clothes
    type of:
    agresor, asaltador, asaltante
    someone who attacks
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