What does piojo in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word piojo in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use piojo in Spanish.

The word piojo in Spanish means lice, nits, burr, shorty, squirt, lousy, red mite, take it easy there's a long night ahead. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word piojo

lice, nits

nombre masculino (insecto parásito)

(plural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors.")
En el hospicio todos los niños tenían piojos.
All the kids in the orphanage had lice (or: nits).

burr

nombre masculino (minería: lo que salta)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Algunos mineros tienen las manos llenas de marcas de los piojos.
Some miners have their hands covered with cuts from burrs.

shorty, squirt

nombre masculino (AmL: coloquial (persona de poca estatura) (colloquial)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ese piojo tiene que subirse en una silla para mirarse en el espejo.
That shorty has to get on a chair to look at himself in the mirror.

lousy

adjetivo (MX: coloquial (de mala calidad)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Es un espectáculo muy piojo: no le invirtieron nada.
It's a very lousy show: they didn't invest anything in it.

red mite

(parásito de aves)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El ácaro rojo afecta el bienestar de las gallinas.

take it easy there's a long night ahead

expresión (esperar algo con calma)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Les dejo aquí mi relato, hasta otro día. Paciencia, piojos, que la noche es larga.

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