WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:
| Principal Translations |
| taco nm | (madera corta) | peg, dowel n |
| | Sostenía la puerta con un taco de madera. |
| | The door was held together with a wooden peg. |
| taco nm | (objeto para introducir tornillos) | stud n |
| | | shim n |
| | Como el televisor pesa mucho, tuvimos que colgarlo usando seis tacos. |
| | Since the television weighs a lot, we had to use six studs to attach it to the wall. |
| taco nm | (vara de billar) | cue n |
| | Le pongo tiza al taco para que no se resbale al dar en las bolas. |
| | I chalk the cue to prevent it from slipping when it hits the balls. |
| taco nm | (bloque de hojas) (of paper) | pad n |
| | Tuve que comprar un taco de doscientas hojas de papel cuadriculado. |
| | I had to buy a two-hundred-page pad of graph paper. |
| taco nm | (tortilla de maíz) | taco n |
| | Me comí un taco de pollo. |
| | I ate a chicken taco. |
| taco nm | AmL (tacón de calzado) | heel n |
| | No sé cómo pueden usar tacos altos las mujeres. |
| | I don't know how women can use high heels. |
| taco nm | (trozo de alimento) (small portion) | bite n |
| | | slice, cube n |
| | A los niños les encantan los tacos de queso para la merienda. |
| | Kids love to snack on cheese bites. |
| Additional Translations |
| taco nm | (calzado: pieza para dar firmeza) (mainly UK) | stud n |
| | (mainly US) | cleat n |
| | Las zapatillas de fútbol tienen tacos que aumentan la firmeza de los pasos. |
| | Football shoes have studs to allow for more grip. |
| taco nm | AmC, MX; gen pl (calzado para fútbol) (UK) | football boot, football cleat n |
| | (US) | soccer shoe, soccer cleat n |
| taco nm | ES: coloquial (palabrota) | swear word, curse word n |
| | (informal) | bad word n |
| | (formal) | profanity, obscenity n |
| | No digas tacos si no quieres que te castigue. |
| | Stop using swear words if you don't want me to punish you. |
| taco nm | CL, CO (congestión vehicular) | traffic jam n |
| | (UK) | tailback n |
| | En Medellín siempre hay tacos a partir de las 5 p. m. |
| taco nm | CL, EC, PE; gen pl (zapato de tacón alto) | high-heel n |
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