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No. 7,566 in Spanish

jorobada

"Hunchbacked" or "having a hump."

In a sentence

  • La ballena jorobada es enorme y majestuosamente hermosa.

    The humpback whale is enormous and majestically beautiful.

    Here 'jorobada' refers to the species of whale known as the humpback whale.

  • No hagas que se sienta jorobada con tus comentarios.

    Don't make her feel hunched over with your comments.

    Here 'jorobada' is used metaphorically to describe a feeling of being put down or burdened.

  • El camello tiene una joroba notoria y parece estar jorobado.

    The camel has a noticeable hump and seems to be hunched.

    In this sentence, 'jorobado' describes the physical hunch or curve of the camel due to its hump.

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