What does heces in Spanish mean?

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

The word heces in Spanish means dregs, feces, scum, lowlife, dregs, dregs. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word heces

dregs

nombre femenino plural (desperdicios)

(plural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors.")
Limpio las vasijas para quitarles las heces del fondo.
She cleaned the dishes to remove the dregs from the bottom.

feces

nombre femenino plural (excrementos fecales) (US)

(plural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors.")
El baño estaba lleno de heces y otras porquerías.
The bathroom was full of feces and other disgusting things.

scum, lowlife

nombre femenino plural (figurado (lo peor de la sociedad) (uncountable)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
En ese barrio viven las heces de la ciudad, los delincuentes, proxenetas y demás.
Scum live in that town; criminals, pimps and all the others.

dregs

nombre femenino (sedimento insoluble)

(plural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors.")
La hez del vino se forma por el añejamiento y la fermentación.

dregs

nombre femenino (lo más despreciable)

(plural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors.")
En las prisiones se concentra la hez de la sociedad.

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