mejillas regordetas
/mexiʝas ɾeɡoɾdetas/from spelling rules
The phrase for chubby cheeks in Spanish is mejillas regordetas.
This phrase describes full and rounded cheeks, often used to describe the cute appearance of a baby.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of mejillas (cheeks) and regordetas (chubby/plump).
Which one should you use?
While mejillas is the standard anatomical term, cachetes is a common synonym frequently used in casual conversation to describe the same feature.
How does it change in a sentence?
The phrase follows Spanish gender and number agreement. Because mejilla is feminine, the adjective must also be feminine, as seen in the singular form mejilla regordeta.
How do you pronounce it?
/mexiʝas ɾeɡoɾdetas/
Did you know?
- In some regions, people use the word bollos to describe extremely chubby cheeks, which literally means 'buns' or 'small rolls of bread'.
- In many Spanish-speaking cultures, the act of gently pinching a baby's cachetes is a common social gesture used to express affection and tenderness.
- To emphasize the roundness and brightness of a baby's skin, people may say they have cachetes de manzana or 'apple cheeks'.
Examples in context
- La niña de la fotografía tiene unas mejillas regordetas y adorables.The girl in the picture has chubby and adorable cheeks.
- El bebé tiene unos mofletes abultados que dan ganas de apretar.The baby has chubby cheeks that make you want to pinch them.
- Mi sobrino tiene unos carrillos gorditos que son irresistibles.My nephew has such irresistible chubby cheeks.
- El bebé tiene unas mejillas regordetas.The baby has chubby cheeks.
- Me encantan sus mejillas regordetas.I love his chubby cheeks.
- Ese niño tiene las mejillas regordetas.That boy has chubby cheeks.
Example conversation
Lucía and Alejandro are looking at a photo of a newborn.
- LucíaMira qué lindas son sus mejillas regordetas.Look how cute his chubby cheeks are.
- AlejandroEs verdad, es un bebé muy tierno.It's true, he is a very cute baby.
- Lucía¡Quiero darle un beso en esas mejillas regordetas!I want to give those chubby cheeks a kiss!
- AlejandroSeguro que le encantaría.I am sure he would love it.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
