sprout
sprout(
spraut
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (botany)
b. el retoño (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 sprouts are difficult to recognize because they are a different color when they are adult flowers.Los retoños son difíciles de reconocer porque son de un color diferente cuando son flores adultas.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
2. (botany)
c. retoñar
Because of the drought, nothing in my mother's garden sprouted this year.Por la sequía, nada retoñó en el jardín de mi madre este año.
d. salir
The buds are finally starting to sprout on the perennial's branches.Los brotes finalmente están empezando a salir en las ramas de las plantas perennes.
e. echar retoños
It's nice to see all the plants sprouting at the start of every spring.Qué bonito es ver todas las plantas echar retoños al comienzo de la primavera.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
3. (botany)
a. echar
Now that spring has arrived, you can expect all the trees to start sprouting shoots.Ahora que la primavera ha llegado, puedes esperar que todos los árboles empiecen a echar retoños.
a. salir
Usually, calves start sprouting horns between three and four weeks.Normalmente, a los becerros les salen los cuernos entres las tres y cuatro semanas.
sprouts
A plural noun indicates that there is more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
5. (vegetable)
a. los brotes (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).
Sprouts are an excellent source of vitamins, minerals, and proteins.Los brotes son una fuente excelente de vitaminas, minerales y proteínas.
b. los germinados (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).
Sprouts are safer to eat when they are cooked instead of raw.Es más seguro comer germinados cuando están cocinados en vez de crudos.
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