hooter

hooter
noun (an instrument which makes a hooting sound: the factory hooter.) sirena
hooter
tr['hʊːtəSMALLr/SMALL]
noun
1 (siren) sirena
2 (on car) bocina, claxon nombre masculino
3 SMALLBRITISH ENGLISH/SMALL (nose) narizota, napias nombre femenino plural
'huːtər, 'huːtə(r)
noun (BrE)
1)
a) (siren) sirena f
b) (horn) claxon m, bocina f
2) (nose) (colloq & hum) napias fpl (fam), naso m (RPl fam)
['huːtǝ(r)]
(Brit) N
1) [of ship, factory] sirena f ; (Aut) bocina f , claxon m (esp LAm)
2) * (=nose) napia * f
* * *
['huːtər, 'huːtə(r)]
noun (BrE)
1)
a) (siren) sirena f
b) (horn) claxon m, bocina f
2) (nose) (colloq & hum) napias fpl (fam), naso m (RPl fam)

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  • hooter — noun Date: 1856 1. one that hoots 2. often vulgar breast usually used in plural …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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