cuelGAS

Cuelgas is a Spanish term that can refer to different things depending on the context. It is the plural form of cuélga in some dialects and can also be a conjugated form of the verb colgar, meaning to hang.

As a verb form, cuelgas is the second-person singular present indicative of colgar, used to say that you hang or you hang up something. For example: Tú cuelgas la ropa en el tendedero. The pronunciation stresses the last syllable: cuel-GAS.

In a limited, regional sense, cuélga or cuelga can function as a noun meaning a device used to suspend objects, such as a hook or hanger. The plural cuelgas would then refer to multiple such hooks or hangers. This nominal usage is not standard in all varieties of Spanish; more common terms for the concept include gancho (hook), colgador (hanger), or colgante (hanging piece or pendant).

Cuelgas also appears as a surname or within place names in some Spanish-speaking areas, though it is not widely documented as a common name.

Etymology: The term derives from the verb colgar, which denotes suspension or hanging.

See also: colgar, gancho, colgador, colgante.