cedros Posted November 14, 2017 Report Share Posted November 14, 2017 Mexican friends call their dog greñas. They can't explain what this word means in English. Does anyone have any ideas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngusMactavish Posted November 14, 2017 Report Share Posted November 14, 2017 Hair of a person or animal that is long and is badly combed, scrambled or tangled. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ComputerGuy Posted November 14, 2017 Report Share Posted November 14, 2017 Also used to insult someone as "filthy", among other things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cedros Posted November 14, 2017 Author Report Share Posted November 14, 2017 Thanks. Now it makes sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrod Posted November 18, 2017 Report Share Posted November 18, 2017 Mopsy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
More Liana Posted November 18, 2017 Report Share Posted November 18, 2017 13 hours ago, jrod said: Mopsy? Bed head. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mudgirl Posted December 2, 2017 Report Share Posted December 2, 2017 If one is looking for dacron quilt batting at a fabric store here, it is called greña. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
More Liana Posted December 5, 2017 Report Share Posted December 5, 2017 On 12/1/2017 at 11:04 PM, mudgirl said: If one is looking for dacron quilt batting at a fabric store here, it is called greña. Mudgirl, you taught me something new! Thanks, I didn't know that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mudgirl Posted December 5, 2017 Report Share Posted December 5, 2017 15 hours ago, More Liana said: Mudgirl, you taught me something new! Thanks, I didn't know that. Actually, I miswrote that- it is stuffing, like you'd use for throw pillows, that is called greña. The dacron batting is called guata. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modeeper Posted December 21, 2017 Report Share Posted December 21, 2017 Machdo is another .. shaggy. Grenudo is another .. hairy. Same root as greñas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
More Liana Posted December 21, 2017 Report Share Posted December 21, 2017 3 hours ago, modeeper said: Machdo is another .. shaggy. Grenudo is another .. hairy. Same root as greñas. Do you mean mechudo (shaggy)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modeeper Posted December 21, 2017 Report Share Posted December 21, 2017 24 minutes ago, More Liana said: Do you mean mechudo (shaggy)? yes, that's it. or things that look like a mop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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