What does hembra in Spanish mean?

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

The word hembra in Spanish means female, female, fruit-bearing, socket, bitch, cow, old lady, sexy woman, hot woman. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word hembra

female

nombre femenino (animal de sexo femenino) (zoology)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La hembra del gallo es la gallina.
The female of the cock is the hen.

female

nombre femenino (animal: de sexo femenino)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La jirafa hembra protege sus crías de los depredadores.
ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. You can tell which birds are the females due to the distinctive markings on their back.

fruit-bearing

nombre femenino (planta: que da fruto)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Desde la ventana se veía una plantación de algarrobos hembras.
From the window you could see a plantation of fruit-bearing carob trees.

socket

nombre femenino (clase de objeto) (electrical)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Me falta la hembra del enchufe para poder conectar el cable.
I'm missing the socket to connect the cable.

bitch, cow

nombre femenino (ofensivo (mujer) (offensive)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

old lady

nombre femenino (ofensivo (esposa) (wife, pejorative)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

sexy woman, hot woman

locución nominal masculina (vulgar, ofensivo (mujer sexy) (colloquial)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La mujer de Juan es un pedazo de hembra.
John's girlfriend is a sexy woman.

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