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"Headboard" is a noun which is often translated as "la cabecera", and "footboard" is a noun which is often translated as "el estribo". Learn more about the difference between "headboard" and "footboard" below.
headboard(
hehd
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bord
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (furniture)
a. la cabecera (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).
The bed in the bridal suite has a brass headboard and footboard.La cama de la suite nupcial tiene cabecera y estribo de latón.
b. el cabecero (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Belinda's bed had a padded pink headboard.La cama de Belinda tenía un cabecero acolchado de color rosa.
footboard(
foot
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bord
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
a. el estribo (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
He stepped on the footboard of the carriage and waved us goodbye.Subió al estribo del carruaje y nos saludó con la mano.
2. (furniture)
a. el piecero (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
There was a small bed, with no headboard or footboard.Había una cama pequeña, sin cabecero ni piecero.
