barbie

la parrilla

barbie(

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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 word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).

(colloquial)

(device for cooking) (Australia)

a. la parrilla

(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)

Put the burgers on the barbie.Pon las hamburguesas en la parrilla.

b. la barbacoa

(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)

Let's fire up the barbie and grill some steaks.Encendamos el fuego de la barbacoa y vamos a asar unos filetes.

A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).

(colloquial)

(gathering of people) (Australia)

a. la parrillada

(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 park has an area for barbies.El parque tiene una sección para parrilladas.

b. el asado

(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)

Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.

(Latin America)

Adam invited his friends to a barbie.Adam invitó a sus amigos a un asado.

c. la barbacoa

(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)

Let's have a barbie this weekend.Tengamos una barbacoa este fin de semana.

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