adobe

adobe(
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A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
noun
a. el adobe
(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)
Most of the houses in the village were built of adobe.La mayoría de las casas del pueblo estaban construidas de adobe.
a. el adobe
(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)
How many adobes do you think we'll need to build another room onto the house?¿Cuántos adobes crees que vamos a necesitar para construir otra habitación y ampliar la casa?
3. (building)
Regionalism used in the United States
(United States)
a. la casa de adobe
(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)
I'm renting an old adobe on the edge of Santa Clara.Estoy rentando una vieja casa de adobe en las afueras de Santa Clara.
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