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"Scallops" is a form of "scallop", a noun which is often translated as "la vieira". Learn more about "scallop" below.
scallop(
skah
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luhp
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (culinary)
b. el callo de hacha (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
Mi madre hace un delicioso guiso de callos de hacha.My mother makes a delicious scallop stew.
2. (shell)
a. la venera (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 scallop is a symbol of the pilgrims who follow the road to Santiago de Compostela.La venera es un símbolo de los peregrinos que siguen el camino de Santiago de Compostela.
3. (sewing)
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
