barrette
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barrette(
buh
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reht
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
a. el pasador (M)
(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).
Rosario was wearing a leather barrette in her hair.Rosario llevaba un pasador de piel en el cabello.
b. la hebilla (F) (Cuba) (Puerto Rico) (South 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 Cuba
Regionalism used in Puerto Rico
Regionalism used in South America: Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, and Venezuela
Will you pass me that barrette on the dresser, love?¿Me pasas esa hebilla que está en el tocador, mi amor?
c. el broche (M) (Colombia) (Uruguay)
(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 Colombia
Regionalism used in Uruguay
Elsa needs a barrette to hold her hair up.Elsa necesita un broche para sujetarse el pelo.
d. la traba (F) (Bolivia) (Chile) (Nicaragua)
(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 Bolivia
Regionalism used in Chile
Regionalism used in Nicaragua
I'm always losing my barrettes after getting them off my hair.Siempre pierdo las trabas después de quitármelas del pelo.
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