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"Leeks" is a form of "leek", a noun which is often translated as "el puerro". Learn more about "leek" below.
leek(
lik
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A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
noun
a. el puerro
(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).
(M)
I was going to make vichyssoise, but I'm out of leeks.Iba a preparar vichyssoise, pero no tengo puerro.
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