Palabra infantil o cariñosa para un gato.
A childish or friendly word for a cat.
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Los niños dieron de comer al minino. — The children fed the pussy.
Esa palabra resulta muy grosera aquí. — That word is highly offensive here.
Nuestro minino siempre duerme al sol. — Our pussy always sleeps in the sun.
El editor quitó esa palabra del artículo. — The editor cut that word from the article.
¿Dónde se esconde el minino? — Where is the pussy hiding?
¿Este significado está marcado como vulgar en el diccionario? — Is this meaning marked as vulgar in the dictionary?
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Download the app for free Spanish vocabulary testMinino is a pet name for a cat and nothing else — the word a Spanish child uses, the word you call a cat with. It carries none of the second meaning that English pussy carries, and a Spanish speaker will not hear one.
The crude Spanish equivalents are different words entirely, and vary sharply by country. Minino stays innocent everywhere. Related is the call itself: misu-misu or bisbis, Spanish for here kitty.
gato cat
The plain word. Minino is the affectionate diminutive of it, and only used with warmth.
gatito kitten, little cat
The regular diminutive, formed with -ito. Minino is a separate word, not a form of gato.
michi kitty
The newer affectionate word, common in Latin America and all over the internet.
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