No. 4,033 in Spanish
chueca
"Chueca" means "crooked," "bent," or "askew" in English.
In a sentence
La pata de la silla está chueca.
The chair's leg is bent.
Here, 'chueca' means that the leg of the chair is not straight, often visually crooked or deformed.
Tiene una visión algo chueca de la situación.
He has a somewhat skewed perception of the situation.
In this case, 'chueca' is metaphorically used to indicate that the perception of the situation is biased or distorted.
Jugamos hockey con una chueca.
We played hockey with a stick.
Here, 'chueca' refers to the stick used in a traditional or informal game resembling hockey.
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