guinea pig
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guinea pig(
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pihg
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (animal)
(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).
Guinea pigs are commonly used in experiments.Los conejillos de Indias comúnmente son utilizados en experimentos.
c. el cobaya (M), la cobaya (F)
(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).
(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).
When I was small I had a guinea pig called Peter.Yo de pequeña tenía un cobaya que se llamaba Peter.
d. el cuy (M) (Andes) (Argentina)
(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 Argentina
There are many guinea pigs in South America.Hay muchos cuys en Sudamérica.
e. el cuye (M) (Argentina) (Chile)
(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 Argentina
Regionalism used in Chile
What a cute brown guinea pig.Qué bonito cuye café.
f. el cuyo (M) (El Salvador) (Guatemala) (Honduras) (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 El Salvador
Regionalism used in Guatemala
Regionalism used in Honduras
Regionalism used in Mexico
My son wants to have a guinea pig as his pet.Mi hijo quiere tener un cuyo como mascota.
g. el cuis (M) (Bolivia) (River Plate)
(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 Bolivia
I think guinea pigs are really cute animals.Yo pienso que los cuis son animales muy tiernos.
h. el curí (M) (Colombia) (Venezuela)
(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 Colombia
Regionalism used in Venezuela
Guinea pigs love lettuce.A los curís les encanta la lechuga.
i. el güimo (M), la güima (F) (Puerto Rico)
(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).
(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).
Regionalism used in Puerto Rico
Guinea pigs are a kind of rodent.Los güimos son un tipo de roedor.
a. el conejillo de Indias (M), la conejilla de Indias (F)
(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).
(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 are being used as guinea pigs by the teacher to test out her new teaching method.La maestra los utiliza como conejillos de Indias para probar su nuevo método de enseñanza.
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