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"Towel" is a noun which is often translated as "la toalla", and "dough" is a noun which is often translated as "la masa". Learn more about the difference between "towel" and "dough" below.
towel(
tau
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uhl
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (for drying)
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
dough(
do
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (culinary)
a. la masa (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
She goes to the bakery early every morning to prepare the dough.Va temprano a la panadería todas las mañanas para preparar la masa.
2. (colloquial) (money)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. la plata (F) (colloquial) (Latin America)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
I'd love to come to the concert, but I don't have the dough.Me encantaría ir al concierto, pero no tengo la plata.
b. la lana (F) (colloquial) (Latin America)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
That cheapskate still hasn't given me back the money I lent him.Ese tacaño todavía no me ha devuelto la lana que le presté.
c. la pasta (F) (colloquial) (Spain)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in Spain
You have to have a lot of dough to live uptown.Hay que tener mucha pasta para vivir en el norte de la ciudad.
d. la guita (F) (colloquial) (Southern Cone) (Spain)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in Spain
If you don't have the dough, you can't come in the club.Si no tienes la guita, no puedes entrar al club.
