Hoz (en. Sickle)

/oθ/

Meaning & Definition

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noun

Metal tool with a curved blade, used to cut grass or cereal.

The farmer used the sickle to harvest the wheat.

El campesino usó la hoz para cosechar el trigo.

Part of the tool that serves the function of cutting.

The sickle is sharp and ready to be used.

La hoz está afilada y lista para ser utilizada.

Symbol of agriculture in communist tradition.

The sickle is an emblem that represents farmers.

La hoz es un emblema que representa a los campesinos.

From Latin 'falcis', which means 'blade of a hoe'.

harvest with a sickle

Process of collecting crops using a sickle.

cosecha con hoz

sickle work

Refers to the agricultural labor performed with the sickle.

trabajo de hoz

sharpen the sickle

Prepare the sickle for cutting, ensuring that the blade is sharp.

afilar la hoz

hoe

Larger agricultural tool used for plowing land.

azadón

scythe

Tool similar to the sickle, but with a longer handle, used for harvesting.

guadaña

scissors

Cutting tool, though smaller and specific for different tasks.

tijeras

Joke among friends when referring to someone who works hard.

That guy is like a sickle, always cutting everything in sight.

Ese tipo es como una hoz, siempre cortando todo lo que encuentra.

Denote that someone is in financial trouble.

After so much spending, it feels like a sickle ran over him.

Después de tanto gasto, se siente como si le hubiera pasado una hoz encima.