almohada
pillow
Reviewed by: David WestfallCofounder
The soft thing you rest your head on to sleep
Encoding Strategies:
mnemonic
visual
Almohada means pillow and sounds like almost0 plus hada1, because once your head lands on one you are almost off in fairyland.
almohada
pillow
The soft padded cushion you rest your head on in bed.
Mi almohada es demasiado blanda y me duele el cuelloMy pillow is too soft and my neck hurts
Puso otra almohada debajo de su cabeza para leerHe put another pillow under his head to read
consultar con la almohada
to sleep on it, to think it over
Used when you don't want to decide something right away and would rather wait until the next day. Literally it means to consult with your pillow, since you take the question to bed with you and see how it looks in the morning.
No te puedo responder hoy, prefiero consultarlo con la almohadaI can't answer you today, I'd rather sleep on it
Consúltalo con la almohada y me dices algo mañanaThink it over tonight and let me know tomorrow