What is the Spanish word for "hick"?

Learn how to say "hick" in Spanish with examples and practice

English

hick

Spanish

paleto

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Alternative translations of "hick"

campesino
rústico
pueblerino
provinciano

Examples of how to use "hick" in Spanish

English
Calling someone a hick is offensive.
Spanish
Llamar a alguien paleto es ofensivo.
English
The town labeled him a friendly hick.
Spanish
El pueblo lo etiquetó como un paleto amigable.
English
She laughed when someone called him hick.
Spanish
Ella se rió cuando alguien lo llamó paleto.
English
A hick waved from the farmhouse porch.
Spanish
Un paleto saludó desde el porche de la granja.
English
Don't call him hick in front of strangers.
Spanish
No lo llames paleto delante de extraños.

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