alligator [ˈælɪɡeɪtəʳ]
alligator(
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)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).
1. (animal)
b. el aligátor
(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).
Alligators can live in mangroves.Los aligátores pueden vivir en manglares.
c. el yacaré
(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 South America: Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, and Venezuela
(South America)
Here you can find several species of monkeys, birds, and alligators.Aquí se pueden encontrar varias especies de monos, pájaros y yacarés.
alligator
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).
1. (general)
a. el caimán
(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).
alligator shoes/handbagzapatos mpl/bolso de cocodrilo
Collins Complete Spanish Electronic Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
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