joroba
Meanings
Noun
1. hump
2. pain in the neck (colloquial)
3. trunk, boot (of a car) (Costa Rica)
Examples6
Los camellos tienen ya sea una o dos jorobas.
Camels have either one or two humps.
Cada camello tiene su joroba.
Every camel has its hump.
El camello no ve su propia joroba sino la de su compañero.
The camel sees not its own hump but that of its fellow.
Un camello puede almacenar una gran cantidad de grasa en su joroba.
A camel can store a large amount of fat in the hump on its back.
Un camello puede almacenar una gran cantidad de agua en la joroba en su espalda.
A camel can store a large amount of water in the hump on its back.
El jorobado no ve su propia joroba sino la de su compañero.
The hunchback doesn't see his own hump but his companion's.