What does moco in Spanish mean?

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

The word moco in Spanish means mucus, mass of creases, crumpled mess, snood, cry like a baby, cervical mucus, be no mean feat, not to be trifled at, brag. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word moco

mucus

nombre masculino (secreción nasal) (medical)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El goteo de moco puede provocar la obstrucción de los conductos sinusales.
The leakage of mucus can cause an obstruction in the sinus pathway.

mass of creases, crumpled mess

nombre masculino (ES, coloquial (piltrafa)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Se sentó encima de mi abrigo y me lo dejó hecho un moco.
He sat on top of my coat and left it with a mass of creases.

snood

nombre masculino (apéndice nasal del pavo)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
A los pavos les cuelga un moco por encima del pico.
Turkey's have a hanging snood right above their beak.

cry like a baby

locución verbal (coloquial (llorar mucho)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Estuvo llorando a moco tendido toda la noche.

cervical mucus

(líquido vaginal)

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

be no mean feat, not to be trifled at

locución verbal (coloquial (no ser poca cosa)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Ser un buen escritor no es moco de pavo.

brag

locución verbal (ES, coloquial (presumir sin motivos)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
No te tires el moco; no seas fantasma.

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