What does la oreja mean in Spanish?

The Spanish word

Me pica la oreja.
I have an itch in my ear. | My ear is itching.

Le di un golpe en la oreja.
I dealt him a blow on the ear.

¡Ay, ay, ay! ¡No me muerdas la oreja!
Ow, ow, ow! Don't bite my ear!

Había un lápiz detrás de la oreja de él.
There was a pencil tucked behind his ear.

Tom le pasó la lengua por la oreja a Mary.
Tom slid his tongue into Mary's ear.

Había un lápiz detrás de la oreja de ella.
There was a pencil tucked behind her ear.

Él se lastimó la oreja mientras se afeitaba.
He hurt his ear while he was shaving himself.

Tom colocó un mechón de pelo detrás de la oreja de Mary.
Tom tucked a strand of hair behind Mary's ear.

El muchacho perdió la oreja durante una pelea callejera.
The boy lost his ear in a street fight.

No puedes hacer un bolso de seda de la oreja de una puerca.
You can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear.

Perfora la oreja que quieras. Eso no significa que seas gay.
Pierce whatever ear you want. It doesn't mean you're gay.

¡Estás cogiendo allí a la cerda equivocada por la oreja, amigo!
You're taking the wrong sow by the ear there, pal!

Si tuviéramos que hablar más que escuchar tendríamos dos bocas y una oreja.
If we were supposed to talk more than listen, we would have been given two mouths and one ear.

Un día, cuando yo estaba jugando con mi gato, yo finalmente mordí su oreja.
One day, while I was playing with my cat, I finally bit his ear.

Intenté explicarle los ejercicios de álgebra, pero le entró por una oreja y le salió por la otra.
I tried explaining the algebra homework to him, but it just went in one ear and out the other.

Tom tenía la oreja pegada en la puerta, tratando de oír lo que pasaba en la habitación de al lado.
Tom had his ear pressed to the door, trying to hear what was going on in the next room.

Tom tenía la oreja pegada en la puerta, tratando de oír lo que sucedía en la habitación de al lado.
Tom had his ear pressed to the door, trying to hear what was going on in the next room.

Tom tenía la oreja pegada en la puerta, tratando de oír lo que estaba pasando en la habitación de al lado.
Tom had his ear pressed to the door, trying to hear what was going on in the next room.

Tom tenía la oreja pegada en la puerta, tratando de oír lo que estaba sucediendo en la habitación de al lado.
Tom had his ear pressed to the door, trying to hear what was going on in the next room.

	The Spanish word
	la oreja
	means
	ear

	Examples:
	Me pica la oreja. I have an itch in my ear. \| My ear is itching.
	Le di un golpe en la oreja. I dealt him a blow on the ear.
	¡Ay, ay, ay! ¡No me muerdas la oreja! Ow, ow, ow! Don't bite my ear!
	Había un lápiz detrás de la oreja de él. There was a pencil tucked behind his ear.
	Tom le pasó la lengua por la oreja a Mary. Tom slid his tongue into Mary's ear.
	Había un lápiz detrás de la oreja de ella. There was a pencil tucked behind her ear.
	Él se lastimó la oreja mientras se afeitaba. He hurt his ear while he was shaving himself.
	Tom colocó un mechón de pelo detrás de la oreja de Mary. Tom tucked a strand of hair behind Mary's ear.
	El muchacho perdió la oreja durante una pelea callejera. The boy lost his ear in a street fight.
	No puedes hacer un bolso de seda de la oreja de una puerca. You can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear.
	Perfora la oreja que quieras. Eso no significa que seas gay. Pierce whatever ear you want. It doesn't mean you're gay.
	¡Estás cogiendo allí a la cerda equivocada por la oreja, amigo! You're taking the wrong sow by the ear there, pal!
	Si tuviéramos que hablar más que escuchar tendríamos dos bocas y una oreja. If we were supposed to talk more than listen, we would have been given two mouths and one ear.
	Un día, cuando yo estaba jugando con mi gato, yo finalmente mordí su oreja. One day, while I was playing with my cat, I finally bit his ear.
	Intenté explicarle los ejercicios de álgebra, pero le entró por una oreja y le salió por la otra. I tried explaining the algebra homework to him, but it just went in one ear and out the other.
	Tom tenía la oreja pegada en la puerta, tratando de oír lo que pasaba en la habitación de al lado. Tom had his ear pressed to the door, trying to hear what was going on in the next room.
	Tom tenía la oreja pegada en la puerta, tratando de oír lo que sucedía en la habitación de al lado. Tom had his ear pressed to the door, trying to hear what was going on in the next room.
	Tom tenía la oreja pegada en la puerta, tratando de oír lo que estaba pasando en la habitación de al lado. Tom had his ear pressed to the door, trying to hear what was going on in the next room.
	Tom tenía la oreja pegada en la puerta, tratando de oír lo que estaba sucediendo en la habitación de al lado. Tom had his ear pressed to the door, trying to hear what was going on in the next room.

	Examples sourced from tatoeba.org