What does hoyo in Spanish mean?

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

The word hoyo in Spanish means hole, grave, hole, hole, dig your own grave, dig a hole for yourself, dig a grave, make a shot, sink a shot, make a hole. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word hoyo

hole

nombre masculino (agujero, concavidad)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Los ladrones hicieron un hoyo en la tierra para enterrar el dinero.
The robbers made a hole in the ground to bury the money.

grave

nombre masculino (sepultura para cadáver)

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

hole

nombre masculino (golf: agujero)

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

hole

nombre masculino (golf: recorrido)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Solo completé un hoyo hoy: tengo que practicar más.
I only managed one hole today: I need to practice more.

dig your own grave, dig a hole for yourself

locución verbal (figurado (causar propia ruina) (compromise yourself)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Estás cavando tu propio hoyo con esa actitud en la empresa.

dig a grave

locución verbal (para enterrar)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Los puso a cavar un hoyo antes de pegarles un tiro.

make a shot, sink a shot

locución verbal (en el golf)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Hice sólo un hoyo, tengo que practicar más.

make a hole

locución verbal (cavar)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Hagamos un hoyo para sembrar el árbol.

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