What does loca in Spanish mean?

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

The word loca in Spanish means queen, fairy, crazy, insane, bonkers, nuts, madman, madwoman, mad person, fool, mad on, crazy about, crazy, mad, wild, crazy about , nuts about, bonkers about doing , nuts about doing, be dying for, dimwit, madman, madwoman, lunacy, delirium, crazy driver, mad driver, blinded by love, raving lunatic, completely crazy, crazy in love, crazy for you, tree mallow, chicken pox. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word loca

queen, fairy

nombre femenino (Costa Rica, coloquial (homosexual, afeminado)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ese mae es una loca, ¿no ve como camina?
That dude is a queen (or: fairy), don't you see how he walks?

crazy, insane

adjetivo (perturbado mental)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
En el apartamento de abajo vive una vieja loca que habla sola todo el día.
A crazy old woman lives in the apartment downstairs who talks to herself all day.

bonkers, nuts

adjetivo (coloquial (poco sensato) (colloquial)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Hay que estar loco para aceptar esas condiciones de trabajo.
You have to be bonkers to accept those working conditions.

madman, madwoman, mad person

nombre masculino, nombre femenino (perturbado mental)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Se escapó un loco del manicomio.
A madman escaped from the asylum.

fool

nombre masculino, nombre femenino (coloquial (persona poco sensata)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Mi hija es una loca y no voy a regalarle un auto: ¡no vaya a ser que cause un accidente!
My daughter is a fool and I'm not going to buy her a car: she might cause an accident!

mad on, crazy about

(coloquial (que siente gran afición)

Los fines de semana, este bar se llena de hombres locos por el fútbol. Mi hijo adolescente está loco por las carreras de motos.
My teenage son is made on motor racing.

crazy, mad, wild

adjetivo (coloquial (desenfrenado)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
En Las Vegas pasé el fin de semana más loco de mi vida.
ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. We had a wild weekend to celebrate our graduation.

crazy about , nuts about

(coloquial (perdidamente enamorado)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Todos los días, la cantante recibe cartas de admiradores locos por ella. Estoy loco por ti.
Every day the singer gets letters from fans who are nuts about her. I am crazy about you.

bonkers about doing , nuts about doing

(coloquial (con ganas de hacer algo) (colloquial)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Mi hija está loca por ir a la fiesta.
My daughter is bonkers about going to to the party.

be dying for

(coloquial (entusiasmado, ansioso)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Estamos locos por la llegada de las vacaciones.
We're dying for the holidays to come round.

dimwit

locución nominal común en cuanto al género (coloquial (persona de poco juicio)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
María es una cabeza de chorlito; no piensa en las consecuencias.
Maria is a dimwit; she doesn't think about the consequences.

madman, madwoman

locución nominal común en cuanto al género (coloquial (persona alocada) (colloquial)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Mauricio es un cabra loca y nada de lo que dice tiene sentido: mejor no le prestes atención. ¿Sigues saliendo con ese cabra loca?

lunacy, delirium

locución nominal femenina (la imaginación) (imagination)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La loca de la casa me complica la existencia.
My delirium is making life really tough.

crazy driver, mad driver

locución nominal con flexión de género (coloquial (conductor temerario)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Lucas es un loco al volante, yo no viajaría con él.

blinded by love

locución adjetiva (profundamente enamorado)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Estaba loco por amor y abandonó los estudios.
ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. People do stupid things when they're blinded by love.

raving lunatic

locución nominal con flexión de género (coloquial (muy loco) (informal)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Pablo está loco de atar, es difícil estar con él.
Pablo is a raving lunatic. It's difficult to be near him.

completely crazy

locución adjetiva (coloquial (muy loco)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")

crazy in love

locución adverbial (perdidamente enamorado)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Está loco por amor a ella.

crazy for you

locución adverbial (perdidamente enamorado)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Se ve que Manuel está loco por ti.
It looks like Manuel is crazy for you.

tree mallow

nombre femenino (arbusto bienal)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La flor de la malva árborea es color violeta.

chicken pox

locución nominal femenina (varicela)

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

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