peineta — meaning in English
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English meaning
- comb noun A flat toothed tool used for untangling, styling, or holding hair in place.
- middle finger noun An offensive hand gesture made by raising the middle finger with the other fingers folded down, used to express contempt or defiance.
Senses
peineta is used for these senses in English:
- comb A toothed implement for grooming the hair or (formerly) for keeping it in place.
- middle finger An obscene gesture directed towards another as an insult, made by sticking up the middle finger of a hand.
comb — full definition
- noun A flat toothed tool used for untangling, styling, or holding hair in place.
- noun The fleshy red crest on top of a rooster's or hen's head.
- noun The structure of six-sided wax cells bees build to store honey and raise their young; a honeycomb.
- verb To groom hair or fur with a comb.
- verb To search an area thoroughly and systematically.
middle finger — full definition
- noun An offensive hand gesture made by raising the middle finger with the other fingers folded down, used to express contempt or defiance.
- noun The longest finger of the hand, lying between the index finger and the ring finger.
- noun A deliberate act of defiance or rejection aimed at an authority or convention.