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"Pirinola" is a noun which is often translated as "spinning top", and "perinola" is a noun which is also often translated as "spinning top". Learn more about the difference between "pirinola" and "perinola" below.
la pirinola(
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)A feminine noun is almost always used with feminine articles and adjectives (e.g., la mujer bonita, la luna llena).
1. (general) (Andes) (Central America) (Mexico)
Regionalism used in Central America: Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama
Regionalism used in Mexico
a. spinning top
La pirinola giró y giró y finalmente se detuvo en "toma todo".The spinning top spinned round and round, and it finally stopped on "take all."
la perinola(
peh
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ree
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noh
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)A feminine noun is almost always used with feminine articles and adjectives (e.g., la mujer bonita, la luna llena).
1. (toy)
a. spinning top
Antiguamente los niños se pasaban horas jugando con una perinola.In the past, children spent hours playing with a spinning top.
