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Chicloso

English translation: Stringy

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Spanish term or phrase:Chicloso
English translation:Stringy
Entered by: Kathryn McFarland

23:38 Apr 2, 2007
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Marketing - Marketing / Market Research
Spanish term or phrase: Chicloso
TABLA XI: QUÉ NO GUSTÓ EN EL PRODUCTO (pregunta abierta)
Muestras
N=150
Qué no gustó
(en orden descendente de frecuencias
para cerdos castrados)
Castrados
(%)
Vacunados
(%)
Nada 25 30
Duro 22 13
Sabor muy suave/falta
sabor/desabrido
19 18
Seco 15 6
Falta sazón/aliño/condimentación 13 12
Chicloso

Chewy?? Stringy??
A survey from Chile on the differences between pork from castrated pigs and vaccinated pigs.
Kathryn McFarland
Stringy
Explanation:
I'd go with stringy, expecially for meat.
Or you could even describe more literally, such as "chewing gum consistency"...
Selected response from:

James Murphy
Spain
Local time: 08:29
Grading comment
Thanks!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +4chewy
Cecilia Della Croce
3 +3Stringy
James Murphy
4 +1tough
bigedsenior
4Gummy
Henry Hinds
2Sticky
Jan Castillo


Discussion entries: 3





  

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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +3
Stringy


Explanation:
I'd go with stringy, expecially for meat.
Or you could even describe more literally, such as "chewing gum consistency"...


James Murphy
Spain
Local time: 08:29
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thanks!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Claudia Luque Bedregal
4 mins
  -> thanks clb
agree  Cecilia Della Croce
8 mins
  -> thanks Cecilia
agree  neilmac: I'll just have the chips then...
14 mins
  -> thanks neilmac
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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Gummy


Explanation:
Falta sazón/aliño/condimentación = That's how everyone likes their food in Chile!

Henry Hinds
United States
Local time: 00:29
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 150
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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5
Sticky


Explanation:
Maybe too chewy and sticky - not good in pork, I would think! Think of the consistency of taffy.

Jan Castillo
Local time: 02:29
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
tough


Explanation:
That is generally how 'chewy' meat is referred to.

bigedsenior
Local time: 23:29
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 100

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  neilmac: ... depends how friendly/informal you want to come across
8 mins
  -> thanks, neil
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15 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
chewy


Explanation:
otra opción

Cecilia Della Croce
Argentina
Local time: 03:29
Works in field
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in category: 16

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  neilmac: I've heard wine described as "chewy" too, funnily enough
5 mins
  -> gracias y saludos
agree  ElChe (X): chewy -chewiness, yes!
22 mins
  -> gracias y saludos
agree  Victoria Frazier
4 hrs
  -> gracias, Victoria
agree  Noni Gilbert Riley: Henry´s gummy looked promising, but I don´t think anyone wd use the word. Chewy is what people complain about - "se te hace bola"
9 hrs
  -> gracias, Noni
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