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"Pacifiers" is a form of "pacifier", a noun which is often translated as "el chupete". "Nipple" is a noun which is often translated as "el pezón". Learn more about the difference between "pacifiers" and "nipple" below.
pacifier(
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)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
a. el chupete (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).
The baby doesn't cry when he has his pacifier.El bebé no llora cuando tiene su chupete.
b. el chupón (M) (Latin America)
(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).
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
Todd dropped his pacifier, but just picked it up and put it back in his mouth.Todd dejó caer el chupón, pero simplemente lo recogió y lo puso de nuevo en la boca.
nipple(
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puhl
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (anatomy)
a. el pezón (M) (on women)
(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).
When doing a breast exam on oneself, It is important to look for any changes in the look of your nipples.Al hacerse un autoexamen de senos, es importante fijarse si hay cambios en el aspecto de los pezones.
b. la tetilla (F) (on men)
(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).
Juan thought he was having a heart attack because he had chest pain close to his left nipple.Juan pensó que estaba teniendo un infarto porque sintió un dolor en el pecho cerca de la tetilla izquierda.
a. la tetina (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).
I need to buy baby formula and new nipples for the baby's bottle.Necesito comprar leche para el bebé y tetinas nuevas para el biberón.
b. el chupón (M) (Mexico)
(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).
Regionalism used in Mexico
You need to wash the baby's bottle and the nipple very well, and make sure there is no milk residue in them.Tienes que lavar muy bien el biberón y el chupón, y asegurarte de que no les queden residuos de leche.
3. (mechanics)
a. la boquilla roscada (F) (fitting connector)
(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).
My bathroom sink is leaking because the nipple on the plumbing rotted out.Mi lavamanos está goteando porque la boquilla roscada de la tubería se corroyó.
b. el manguito de unión (M) (fitting connector)
(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).
To repair the pipes, you need to buy a new bronze valve and a nipple.Para reparar la tubería, necesitas comprar una válvula de bronce nueva y un manguito de unión.
c. el engrasador (M) (grease nipple)
(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).
Remember to put lubricant through the nipple located on the top of the lawn-mower motor.Recuerda poner lubricante en el engrasador que está en la parte de arriba del motor de la podadora.
