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"Mace" is a form of "mace", a noun which is often translated as "la maza". "Pepper spray" is a noun which is often translated as "el gas pimienta". Learn more about the difference between "mace" and "pepper spray" below.
mace(
meys
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (weaponry)
a. la maza (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).
They smashed through the armor of the invaders with their maces and defeated them handily.Destrozaron la armadura de los invasores con sus mazas y los derrotaron fácilmente.
3. (spice)
a. la macis (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).
Lucy seasoned her oatmeal cookies with cinnamon, mace, and ginger.Lucy sazonó las galletas de avena con canela, macis y jengibre.
4. (botany)
pepper spray(
peh
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puhr
sprey
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (general)
a. el gas pimienta (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).
Agh! Why were you playing around with that stuff? You just got pepper spray in my eye!¡Ay! ¿Por qué estabas jugando con esa vaina? ¡Me echaste gas pimienta en el ojo!
b. el aerosol de pimienta (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).
Rosita took the pepper spray out of her purse and let him have it.Rosita sacó el aerosol de pimienta del bolso y le roció la cara.
