What does hortera in Spanish mean?

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

The word hortera in Spanish means tasteless, vulgar, tacky, wooden bowl, tawdry, tacky. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word hortera

tasteless, vulgar, tacky

adjetivo (coloquial (de mal gusto)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Mira que eres hortera, no se puede llevar un pantalón verde con una chaqueta amarilla.
Look at you, you're tasteless; you can't wear a green pair of pants with a yellow jacket.

wooden bowl

nombre femenino (vaso de madera)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La hortera se utilizaba en las boticas para preparar ungüentos.
They used wooden bowls in apothecaries in order to prepare ointments.

tawdry, tacky

(España (vulgar, ordinario) (person having vulgar taste)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Es un hortera, mira la cantidad de cadenas de oro que lleva.
He's tacky: look at how many gold chains he is wearing.

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