No. 8,424 in Spanish
rabosas
"Rabosas" is the plural form of "rabosa," meaning "female foxes" in English.
In a sentence
Las rabosas son animales astutos comunes en el campo.
Foxes are clever animals common in the countryside.
The word 'rabosas' here is used to refer to foxes, a type of mammal, in plural form.
En el lenguaje popular, a veces llamamos rabosas a las personas muy ingeniosas.
In colloquial language, we sometimes call very clever people 'rabosas'.
'Rabosas' is being used metaphorically to describe someone witty or clever, drawing from the nature associated with foxes.
En mi región, las rabosas solían aparecer mucho en las historias que nos contaban.
In my region, foxes often appeared in the stories we were told.
'Rabosas' refers to the foxes as characters often featured in folktales or traditional stories.
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