jorobas
/xoɾobas/from spelling rules
The Spanish phrase for humps is jorobas.
The term can refer to a physical hump on an animal or to a person's hunchback. While jorobas refers to the humps themselves, the adjective jorobado is used to describe a person with a hump.
How does it change in a sentence?
The singular form of the word is joroba.
How do you pronounce it?
/xoɾobas/
Did you know?
- In certain colloquial contexts, jorobar can mean to pester or annoy someone persistently, as if you are leaning on them like a hump.
- In several Latin American countries, the word jorobas is used as a colloquial term for speed bumps on the road.
- The term joroba is sometimes used in the context of 'jorobas de arena', which refers to the sand dunes that form rounded humps on certain coastlines.
Examples in context
- Los camellos tienen ya sea una o dos jorobas.Camels have either one or two humps.Tatoeba #1699252 by marcelostockle, translation #1698737 by darinmex
- El camello tenía una gran joroba en su espalda.The camel had a large hump on its back.
- El dromedario se caracteriza por su única joroba.The dromedary is characterized by its single hump.
- Tenía un chichón en la frente después de golpearse.He had a hump on his forehead after hitting himself.
- Mi gato tiene una pequeña jorobita cerca del cuello.My cat has a little hump near its neck.
- Las jorobas de los camellos son grandes.The humps of the camels are large.
- Él tiene dos pequeñas jorobas en la espalda.He has two small humps on his back.
Example conversation
Daniel and Lucía are looking at a picture of animals.
- DanielLucía, ¿por qué tienen jorobas los camellos?Lucía, why do camels have humps?
- LucíaSirven para guardar grasa y energía.They are used to store fat and energy.
- DanielNo sabía que las jorobas funcionaban así.I didn't know the humps worked like that.
- LucíaEs muy útil para sobrevivir en el desierto.It is very useful for surviving in the desert.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
