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Learn Spanish with don Quijote: Palabra del Dia

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Word: Pecosa
(pe-CO-sa) Adjetivo.
English: frecked
Etymology: De la misma raíz que picar, de origen onomatopéyico.
Meaning: Que tiene pecas, manchas amarillo-rojizas que suelen salir en el cutis y aumentan generalmente por efecto del sol y del aire.
Topic:Léxico relacionado con la descripción física IV
Example:

“Crisanta era moza serrana, rubiales y pecosa, la boca encendida, los ojos aguas verdes.”

Ramón del Valle-Inclán, Viva mi dueño p.62 Ed. Espasa-Calpe.

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