talego

Definitions of talego
  1. noun
    a correctional institution used to detain persons who are in the lawful custody of the government (either accused persons awaiting trial or convicted persons serving a sentence)
    synonyms: calabozo, cárcel, gayola, gobi, grilo, prisión, trullo
  2. noun
    a short light metallic sound
    synonyms: caponera, carraca, cencerreo, chirona, choque, hotel, maraca, matraca, ruido, sonaja, sonajera, sonajero, sonsonete, tableteo, tecleo, tintineo, tintín, traqueteo, trena, trullo
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    type of:
    son, sonido
    the sudden occurrence of an audible event
  3. noun
    a rotund individual
    synonyms: botija, cuartazos, gordinflón, gordo, morrocoyo, mostrenco
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    antonyms:
    pelleja
    a person who is unusually thin and scrawny
  4. noun
    the quantity that a bag will hold
    synonyms: bolsa, montones, saco, talega
  5. noun
    the quantity contained in a sack
    synonyms: saco, talega
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