No. 3,722 in Spanish
pollo
Chicken.
In a sentence
El pollo está cocinándose para la cena.
The chicken is cooking for dinner.
Here, 'pollo' is used as a noun referring to the edible meat item.
En el rancho, vimos un pollo corriendo.
On the farm, we saw a chick running.
In this context, 'pollo' means a young bird or chick.
Eres un pollo si temes intentarlo.
You are a chicken if you fear trying it.
Here, 'pollo' is used metaphorically to describe someone who is scared or hesitant.
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