What does esqueleto in Spanish mean?

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

The word esqueleto in Spanish means skeleton, framework, structure, skeleton, shake your booty, get your groove on. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word esqueleto

skeleton

nombre masculino (estructura ósea)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El esqueleto humano tiene más de doscientos huesos.
A human skeleton has more than two hundred bones.

framework, structure

nombre masculino (estructura, armazón)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ya han levantado el esqueleto del edificio.
The building framework has been raised.

skeleton

nombre masculino (coloquial, figurado (delgado, flaco)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Mi padre es un esqueleto, tiene que engordar un poco.
My father looks like a skeleton. He needs to put on some weight.

shake your booty

locución verbal (coloquial (bailar)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Menamos el esqueleto en la fiesta toda la noche.

get your groove on

locución verbal (coloquial (bailar)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
En la boda, movimos el esqueleto a ritmo de rumba.

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