spade

• Sustantivo con varios significados: carta de la baraja del palo de picas con figuras negras; pala resistente de mano que se clava en la tierra con el pie; también un insulto étnico extremadamente ofensivo para una persona negra.

A noun with multiple meanings: a playing card in the major suit with black figures; a sturdy hand shovel pushed into the earth with the foot; also an extremely offensive ethnic slur for a Black person.

1. Playing card suitA2formal

   One of the four suits in a standard deck of playing cards, marked with a black symbol shaped like a pointed leaf.

   Palo de picas

   • She played the ace of spades and won the trick.
   • He drew a hand full of spades.
   • The queen of spades is a powerful card in this game.

2. Digging toolA2formal

   A tool with a sturdy blade and a handle, used for digging or moving earth, often pushed into the ground with the foot.

   Pala de cavar

   • He used a spade to dig a hole for the new tree.
   • The gardener pushed the spade into the soil with his foot.
   • A sharp spade makes digging much easier.

   Sinónimosdiggershovel

• Verbo que significa cavar o remover la tierra con una pala.

A verb meaning to dig or turn over soil using a spade tool.

1. Dig with a spadeB1formal

   To dig, lift, or move earth or other material using a spade tool.

   Cavar con pala

   • He spaded the garden bed to prepare it for planting.
   • She spaded the soil to remove the weeds.
   • They spaded a trench for the new water pipe.

   Sinónimosdelvedigexcavateshovelturn over