Spanish word

trasero

Pronunciation

IPA/tɾaˈseɾo/

Meaning

  • masculine nounrear end

Example

Me duele el trasero.

My rear end hurts.

Illustration for trasero (rear end)

More examples

Tienes que lavar bien el trasero del bebé.

You have to wash the baby's rear end well.

Core concept

Backmost part of a person or animal at hip level, often referring specifically to the buttocks.

Common phrases

  • dolor en el trasero

    rear-end pain

  • lavarse el trasero

    wash the rear end

Similar words

nalgas: Two rounded pads of flesh at the lower back, anatomical and neutral.
pompis: Small rounded rear, cutesy and child-directed in tone.
sentadera: Sitting area of the body at hip level, colloquial and casual.

Definition in Spanish

Nombra la región posterior del cuerpo humano, sobre todo las nalgas, y por extensión la parte trasera de objetos o animales.

Word origin

Derived from Spanish tras (originally Latin trans) combined with -ero to signal a position toward the rear.

Usage tips

  • Considered informal and sometimes blunt, so speakers often choose la nalga, las nalgas or tengo dolor en los glúteos in polite or medical settings.

Other meanings

  • rearadjective

Opposites

  • parte delanterafrontnoun

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