Today's
WOTD is: "gorra" = cap
In Spanish, “gorra” is a
feminine noun of unsure origin, the main meaning of which is cap.
The masculine noun “gorro” is
also quite often used to refer to a cap.
Some expressions with the word “gorra”/
“gorro” are:
- Con la gorra (easily/ without effort*);
- De gorra (for free);
- Gorra con visera (peaked cap);
- Gorra/ gorro de baño (bathing/ shower cap);
- Gorro de cocinero (chef's hat);
- Gorro de ducha (shower cap);
- Llevar gorro/ gorra (to wear a cap)
- Pasar la gorra (to pass the hat around);
*NB
Usually referring to a skill which has been mastered
Some
examples of the use of the words "gorra"/
"gorro"
are:
- Esa tarea la hago con la gorra (I can perform that task very easily);
- Conseguiste ver partido de gorra, ¿verdad? (you managed to watch the game for free, didn't you/);
- Las gorras con visera están muy de moda (peaked caps are very much in fashion);
- El gorro de baño es obligatorio en algunas piscinas públicas (it is compulsory to wear a bathing cap in some public swimming pools);
- Pedro lleva gorro de cocinero (Pedro is wearing the chef's hat);
- Con el gorro de ducha evitas mojarte la cabeza (with a shower cap you avoid getting your hair wet);
- Al final pasan la gorra (at the end they pass the hat around);
Love-Spanish.com
loves the word "gorra" in the YouTube clip: 01Mala Fama - La marca de la gorra
*NB
'Click' on the speaker icon next to the word “gorra”
in the link to hear the word pronounced.
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