"hueso" meaning in Spanish

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Noun

IPA: /ˈw̝eso/, [ˈw̝e.so], /ˈbweso/ [dialectal], [ˈbwe.so] [dialectal], /ˈɡweso/ [dialectal], [ˈɡwe.so] [dialectal] Forms: huesos [plural]
Rhymes: -eso Etymology: Inherited from Old Spanish huesso, from Latin ossum, popular variant of os, ossis, from Proto-Italic *ōs, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₃ésth₁ (“bone”), *h₂óst. Compare Catalan os, French os, Interlingua osso, Italian osso, Portuguese osso, Romanian os, Sardinian ossu. Political sense comes from comparing a dog looking for and defending a bone and a politician searching for a position. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|es|osp|huesso|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old Spanish huesso, {{inh+|es|osp|huesso}} Inherited from Old Spanish huesso, {{inh|es|la|ossum}} Latin ossum, {{m|la|os}} os, {{m|la||ossis}} ossis, {{inh|es|itc-pro|*ōs}} Proto-Italic *ōs, {{inh|es|ine-pro|*h₃ésth₁||bone}} Proto-Indo-European *h₃ésth₁ (“bone”), {{m|ine-pro|*h₂óst}} *h₂óst, {{cog|ca|os}} Catalan os, {{cog|fr|os}} French os, {{cog|ia|osso}} Interlingua osso, {{cog|it|osso}} Italian osso, {{cog|pt|osso}} Portuguese osso, {{cog|ro|os}} Romanian os, {{cog|sc|ossu}} Sardinian ossu Head templates: {{es-noun|m}} hueso m (plural huesos)
  1. (anatomy) bone Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Anatomy
    Sense id: en-hueso-es-noun-yNrPZX~p Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
  2. (botany) stone, pit (the central part of some fruits, consisting of the seed and a hard endocarp layer (like those of peach, olive, avocado or mango)) Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Botany
    Sense id: en-hueso-es-noun-m2X3U8tE Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
  3. (politics, Mexico, slang) political position (appointed or elected) Tags: Mexico, masculine, slang Categories (topical): Politics
    Sense id: en-hueso-es-noun-ksOedImi Categories (other): Mexican Spanish Topics: government, politics
  4. (Spain, informal) strict person Tags: Spain, informal, masculine
    Sense id: en-hueso-es-noun-LUIPi1n0 Categories (other): Peninsular Spanish, Spanish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 8 30 17 45
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: huesudo, ososo

Inflected forms

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      "word": "a otro perro con ese hueso"
    },
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      "word": "carne sin hueso"
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      "word": "hueso coxal"
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      "word": "hueso cuboides"
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      "word": "a otro perro con ese hueso"
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      "word": "bocado sin hueso"
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      "word": "calado hasta los huesos"
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      "english": "tough cookie, tough nut to crack",
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      "word": "perro que no camina, no encuentra hueso"
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      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(politics, Mexico, slang) political position (appointed or elected)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Mexico",
        "masculine",
        "slang"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "government",
        "politics"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Peninsular Spanish",
        "Spanish informal terms"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "strict person"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "strict",
          "strict"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Spain, informal) strict person"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Spain",
        "informal",
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈw̝eso/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈw̝e.so]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈbweso/",
      "tags": [
        "dialectal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈbwe.so]",
      "tags": [
        "dialectal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɡweso/",
      "tags": [
        "dialectal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈɡwe.so]",
      "tags": [
        "dialectal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-eso"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "es:hueso"
  ],
  "word": "hueso"
}

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