Meanings (ES + gloss)
hígado
A large organ in the body that stores and metabolizes nutrients, destroys toxins and produces bile. It is responsible for thousands of biochemical reactions.
Steve Jobs is a famous liver transplant recipient.
hígado
This organ, as taken from animals used as food.
I'd like some goose liver pate.
You could fry up some chicken livers for a tasty treat. — Nah, I don't like chicken liver.
hígado • rojo hígado
A dark brown colour, tinted with red and gray, like the colour of liver.
Phrases
Fried Liver Attackantilivercat liver flukechicken liverchopped livercod liver oilfatty liverfrosted liverhemiliverhobnail liverlily-liveredliver and onionsliver cancerliver flukeliver function testliver of antimonyliver rotliver saltsliver sausageliver spotliver wingliver-facedliver-grownliver-heartedliveredliveringliverishliverleafliverlessliverlikeliverloaflivermushliverwortliverwurstliverynonlivernutmeg liversea liversheep liver flukesugar-coated liver
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