- arrumaco
- m.caress.* * *arrumaco(Often used in plural)► nombre masculino1 familiar (caricia) caress; (palabra cariñosa) sweet nothing\FRASEOLOGÍAhacerse arrumacos to petir con arrumacos a alguien to flatter somebody* * *SM1) (=caricia) caress2) (=halago) piece of flattery
andar con arrumaco — to flatter
3) (=vestido etc) eccentric item of dress or adornment4) pl arrumacos (=cariñitos) show of affection sing , endearments* * *masculino (fam)a) (de enamorados) pettingse hacían arrumacos — they were kissing and petting
b) (zalamería)déjate de arrumacos — stop trying to sweet-talk me
* * *masculino (fam)a) (de enamorados) pettingse hacían arrumacos — they were kissing and petting
b) (zalamería)déjate de arrumacos — stop trying to sweet-talk me
* * *arrumacomasculine(fam)A1 (de enamorados) petting, kissing and cuddling (BrE)se hacían arrumacos como dos tortolitos they were kissing and petting like a couple of lovebirds2(zalamería): déjate de arrumacos stop trying to sweet-talk me o to get round me (colloq)le hace cuatro arrumacos a su padre he butters his father up (colloq), he plays up to his father (BrE colloq)B arrumacos fpl (adornos) frills and trinkets (pl)* * *
arrumaco m fam hacerse arrumacos to kiss and cuddle
* * *arrumaco nmFamhacerse arrumacos [amantes] to kiss and cuddle;hacer arrumacos a [bebé] to coo at* * *arrumacom fam:arrumacos kissing and cuddling;hacer arrumacos bill and coo* * *arrumaco nm, fam : kissing, cuddling
Spanish-English dictionary. 2013.