potro

Definitions of potro
  1. noun
    a game in which one child bends down and another leaps over
    synonyms: pídola
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    type of:
    juego de niños
    a game enjoyed by children
  2. noun
    a young horse
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    types:
    potra, potranca
    a young female horse under the age of four
    type of:
    cría de mamífero
    any immature mammal
  3. noun
    a wooden instrument of punishment on a post with holes for the wrists and neck; offenders were locked in and so exposed to public scorn
    synonyms: astillero, cepo, existencia, grada de construcción, picota, reserva, stock
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