Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
Piggy Bank
Spanish translation:
alcancía, hucha, chanchito, cerdito
Added to glossary by
lorenab23
Dec 5, 2012 01:03
11 yrs ago
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English term
Pmcg
Piggy Bank
Non-PRO
English to Spanish
Other
Other
Household Items
Translation of Piggy Bank from English to Spanish
Proposed translations
(Spanish)
| 4 +4 | alcancía, hucha, chanchito, cerdito |
lorenab23
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| 5 +2 | Cerdito/Hucha |
Robert Mavros
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| 5 | marranito/cochinito (alcancía de __) |
Eduardo Villarreal
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Change log
Dec 19, 2012 04:12: lorenab23 Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
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3 mins
Selected
alcancía, hucha, chanchito, cerdito
depends on target country...
Can be easily found
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piggy_bank
http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hucha
Can be easily found
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piggy_bank
http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hucha
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2 mins
Robert Mavros
Spain
Spain
Native in English
&
Spanish
Spain
Bilingual English and Spanish Translator
Native in: English 
, Spanish
Works in: Spanish to English, English to Spanish, English, and 1 more.
Cerdito/Hucha
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Note added at 3 mins (2012-12-05 01:06:52 GMT)
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Hucha de cerdito is another option, if it is actually a piggy
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Note added at 4 mins (2012-12-05 01:07:58 GMT)
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How formal is the text?
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Note added at 5 mins (2012-12-05 01:08:29 GMT)
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http://www.esparteria.com/productos-de-barro/huchas-de-cerdi...
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Note added at 5 mins (2012-12-05 01:08:58 GMT)
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http://cosaspracticas.lasprovincias.es/consejos-ahorrar-cris...
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Note added at 6 mins (2012-12-05 01:09:32 GMT)
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If it isn't a piggy "Hucha" is the correct option.
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Note added at 3 mins (2012-12-05 01:06:52 GMT)
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Hucha de cerdito is another option, if it is actually a piggy
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Note added at 4 mins (2012-12-05 01:07:58 GMT)
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How formal is the text?
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Note added at 5 mins (2012-12-05 01:08:29 GMT)
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http://www.esparteria.com/productos-de-barro/huchas-de-cerdi...
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Note added at 5 mins (2012-12-05 01:08:58 GMT)
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http://cosaspracticas.lasprovincias.es/consejos-ahorrar-cris...
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Note added at 6 mins (2012-12-05 01:09:32 GMT)
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If it isn't a piggy "Hucha" is the correct option.
5 hrs
Eduardo Villarreal
Mexico
Mexico
Native in Spanish
Mexico
Marketing and technical translation
Native in: Spanish
Works in: English to Spanish
marranito/cochinito (alcancía de __)
Son las opciones más usadas en el español de México.
(alcancía de) marranito/cochinito
(alcancía de) marranito/cochinito
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