homo

BrE /ˈhəʊməʊ/ AmE /ˈhoʊmoʊ/

noun en → es

1 HUMAN BEING [singular] B2

a human being, especially an adult male human being

hombre (adulto), ser humano

Collocations male homo

  • The homo was wearing a suit.

    El hombre estaba usando un traje.

2 GENUS [singular] C1

the genus Homo, which includes modern humans and some extinct human species

género Homo

Collocations Homo sapiens

  • The fossil was identified as belonging to the genus homo.

    El fósil se identificó como perteneciente al género Homo.

3 PEJORATIVE [singular] C1

a pejorative term for a gay man, used as an insult or slur

hombre homosexual (despectivo)

Collocations queer homo

  • He called him a homo.

    Él lo llamó homosexual.