/Sounds like 'GAH-yeh-TAH'/
A slap in the face, typically given with an open hand, is a swift, loud, and humiliating blow.
"He gave him a slap that was heard throughout the neighborhood."
"If you don't shut up, I'll give you a slap."
/Sounds like 'gah-YEH-tah'/
A hard slap across the face with an open hand. In Mexico and Central America, calling a hit a galleta (cookie) doesn't soften the blow — it's a blunt way of saying someone got smacked, hard, in the face.
"Le metió una galleta que se escuchó hasta afuera."
"Como me sigas molestando te voy a poner una galleta. → She slapped him so hard it was heard from outside."
"If you keep bothering me, I'll give you a slap across the face."
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/Sounds like 'GAH-yeh-TAH'/
A slap in the face, typically given with an open hand, is a swift, loud, and humiliating blow.
"He gave him a slap that was heard throughout the neighborhood."
"If you don't shut up, I'll give you a slap."
/Sounds like 'gah-YEH-tah'/
A hard slap across the face with an open hand. In Mexico and Central America, calling a hit a galleta (cookie) doesn't soften the blow — it's a blunt way of saying someone got smacked, hard, in the face.
"Le metió una galleta que se escuchó hasta afuera."
"Como me sigas molestando te voy a poner una galleta. → She slapped him so hard it was heard from outside."
"If you keep bothering me, I'll give you a slap across the face."
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Minita
Chica linda o mujer atractiva en Argentina y Chile. Es un diminutivo cariñoso de 'mina' que se usa para hablar de una mujer que te gusta o que llama la atención.