What does «pegote» mean in Spanish?
- Poultice or bizma made of fish or other sticky stuff.
- Thick sticky substance.
Examples of use in Spanish: "mi delantal de cocina se llenó de pegotes de masa".
- Caked stew because it has been poorly prepared.
- Parasite, sparrow.
- A thing that does not go with another to which it has been added. Something done in an awkward or clumsy way and that does not correspond with the rest, spoiling the overall quality of the thing.
Examples of use in Spanish: "esta nueva decoración es un pegote que estropea la habitación".
"Aceras con efecto pegote en la Diagonal de Barcelona", en ocasión de unas nuevas baldosas que agregaron a una calle y que tenían un color obviamente diferentes de las ya colocadas.
- Unnecessary addition to a work of art or literature.
Examples of use in Spanish: "Spider-Man y Black Panther, no sólo no queden como un pegote obligado, algo que sí sucedía en Iron Man 2".
- Cadillo fruit.
- colloq. Person who impertinently does not leave the company of another. Who is annoying and who accompanies in spite of not having been invited.
Examples of use in Spanish: "mi novio es un pegote, no me deja comer con sus constantes besos", "El nieto menor es el pegote de su abuela".
- colloq. Patch
- An ancient technique used by the masons of Puebla to prepare the best quality mortar. This stucco was initially made with baked clay. It was also called pegostre and pegoste.
♦ Used in: Mexico
Examples of use in Spanish: "En las casas del siglo xviii aparece el pegote".
- (echarse un pegote; tirarse pegotes) Exaggerate. A lie, especially one told to boast about something one is not or has never done.
Examples of use in Spanish: "nos echó el pegote de que había aprobado su examen".