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The Spanish word for finger is
dedo





finger

Gender

The gender of dedo is masculine. E.g. el dedo.

Plural

The plural of dedo is dedos.

Spanish Definition


finger
     1. n. Dedo
     2. Señalar



Translations for finger and their definitions

dedopronunciation
     1. n-m. digit (a part of the body inclusive of fingers or toes)
           El pan, el queso y la fruta con dos dedos comerás; con tres también podrás; mas con cuatro ya es cosa bruta. - Bread, cheese and fruit with two fingers thou shalt eat; with three thou also maye
     2. n-m. thimble (a small device to protect a thumb or finger during sewing)
     3. n-m. (informal) finger (the width of a finger as an approximate unit of length)
     4. n-m. (historical) dedo (a traditional Spanish unit of measurement about equal to 1.75 cm)


barra
     1. n-f. bar, rod (a solid, more or less rigid object of metal or other material with a uniform cross-section smaller than its length)
     2. n-f. bar (a counter, or simply a cabinet, from which alcoholic drinks are served in a private house or a hotel room.)
     3. n-f. (typography) bar (various lines used as punctuation or diacritics, such as the pipe ⟨, ⟩, fraction bar (as in frac, 1, 2))
           (synonyms, barra vertical, q1=!), barra de fracción, q2=frac, 1, 2
     4. n-f. slash ("/" symbol)
           (synonyms, barra inclinada, barra oblicua)
     5. n-f. (computing, rare, proscribed) backslash ("\" symbol)
           (synonyms, barra invertida, barra inversa)
     6. n-f. (heraldry) bend sinister
     7. n-f. (exercise, weightlifting) barbell
     8. v. third-person singular present subjunctive of barrer


hurgar
     1. v. to root, rummage, poke about
           hurgar en algo - to rummage through something
     2. v. to poke at, pick
           hurgarse la nariz - to pick one’s nose


dedeo
     1. n-m. finger, fingering


apuntar
     1. v. to point, to aim, to take aim (a weapon)
           Por favor deja de apuntarme con esa arma. - Please stop pointing that gun at me.
           Apunta al blanco. - Aim at the target.
     2. v. to point out, to suggest, to hint
           Apunta a un patrón anterior de desperdiciar recursos. - It points to a past pattern of wasting resources.
     3. v. to underline, to mark (text)
     4. v. to note down, to write down
     5. v. to outline, to sketch
     6. v. to baste (to sew with long or loose stitches)
     7. v. to tack, to fasten temporarily
     8. v. to patch, to darn, to sew, to mend
     9. v. to sharpen (a weapon or tool)
     10. v. to prompt, to cue, to whisper the answer
     11. v. to bet, to put up money, to stake (only in certain card games)
     12. v. to sign up
     13. v. to be in, be down, be game
           ¿Te apuntas? - Are you in?
     14. v. to chalk up, to notch (a win, a victory, points, success)


control
     1. n-m. control, or running of a business
     2. n-m. control of a machine
     3. n-m. control or emotional restraint, self-control
     4. n-m. (Latin America) remote control
     5. n-m. (video games, Latin America) controller, gamepad, joypad
     6. n-m. (medicine) checkup


señalarpronunciation
     1. v. to signal
     2. v. to show, to indicate, to point out, to flag, to flag up
     3. v. to point (with the fingers)


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