No. 12,502 in Spanish
mentón
Chin.
In a sentence
El boxeador recibió un golpe en el mentón durante la pelea.
The boxer received a punch on the chin during the fight.
Here, 'mentón' refers explicitly to the anatomical part of the body, the chin.
Ella siempre toca su mentón cuando está pensando profundamente.
She always touches her chin when she is thinking deeply.
In this sentence, 'mentón' is used to illustrate a gesture related to thought or introspection.
Un cuadro en la pared muestra a un hombre con un mentón prominente.
A painting on the wall shows a man with a prominent chin.
In this instance, 'mentón' serves to describe a facial characteristic, emphasizing the prominence of the chin.
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