agallas

/aˈɡaʝas/ · B1 · noun · f

saddle sore

🐟 a-GALL-as: tener agallas = to have the gall, the guts

Literally, agallas are a fish's gills. The English word gall (nerve, cheek) is hidden inside it: a-GALL-as. Tener agallas means to have guts. It is feminine and almost always plural: las agallas.

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