Meanings (ES + gloss)
chapurreo • nociones • pizca • puñado • retahíla • rudimentos
A superficial or shallow knowledge of a subject.
1529, Thomas More, The Supplycacyon of Soulys [The Supplication of Souls], London: W. Rastell, Book 2, […] he had a lytell smatterynge in the lawe: […]
She knows a smattering of Greek, but not enough to carry on a conversation.
tenderete
A small number or amount of something.
More sophisticated dishes, like trout, with a heavy smattering of finely minced rosemary between the filets, are simple and au naturel: the trout comes with a lemon wedge, a bed of…
There’s only a smattering of people who oppose the first amendment.
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