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United Fruit Company(
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)A proper noun refers to the name of a person, place, or thing.
1. (registered trademark) (general)
A word or phrase that is a proprietary term owned by a brand (e.g., iPod).
a. la United Fruit Company (F) (registered trademark)
(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).
A word or phrase that is a proprietary term owned by a brand (e.g., iPod).
The United Fruit Company was an extremely successful corporation that sparked a lot of controversy.La United Fruit Company fue una compañía extremadamente exitosa que despertó mucha polémica.
b. la Frutera (F) (nickname) (Latin America)
(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 Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
The strike against the United Fruit Company resulted in a massacre.La huelga contra la Frutera dio lugar a una carnicería.
c. el Pulpo (M) (nickname) (Latin America)
(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 Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
The United Fruit Company controlled large areas of land in Guatemala.El Pulpo controlaba grandes extensiones de terreno en Guatemala.
d. la Yunai (F) (colloquial) (nickname) (Costa Rica)
(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).
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in Costa Rica
He worked on the United Fruit Company's plantations for five years, then wrote a book about the poor conditions.Trabajó en las plantaciones de la Yunai durante cinco años, y luego escribió un libro acerca de las malas condiciones.
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