pygmy

USAGE NOTE
This word may also be spelled "pigmy."
pygmy
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
noun
a. el pigmeo
(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).
(M)
, la pigmea
(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).
(F)
The area was originally inhabited by pygmyes, but few of them live here now.La zona estuvo habitada originalmente por pigmeos, pero pocos de ellos viven hoy aquí.
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
adjective
a. pigmeo
We were lucky enough to see a pygmy hippo in the wild when we were in Liberia.Tuvimos la suerte de ver un hipopótamo pigmeo en su hábitat natural cuando estábamos en Liberia.
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