blowhole

blowhole(
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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 orificio nasal
(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)
The whale surfaced and cleared its blowhole.La ballena salió a la superficie y despejó su orificio nasal.
b. el espiráculo
(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)
Some oil from the spill got into the whale's blowhole.Un poco de petróleo del derrame se metió en el espiráculo de la ballena.
a. el hoyo soplador
(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)
We had fun watching the blowhole in San Andres.Nos divertimos mirando el hoyo soplador en San Andrés.
b. la bufadora
(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)
Regionalism used in Mexico
(Mexico)
I got soaking wet when I went to the blowhole.Me empapé cuando fui a la bufadora.
a. el agujero en el hielo para respirar
(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)
The researchers went to a blowhole in hopes of catching a seal.Los investigadores fueron a un agujero en el hielo para respirar con la esperanza de atrapar una foca.
b. el agujero de respiración
(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)
The eskimo readied his spear at the edge of the blowhole.El esquimal preparó su lanza al borde del agujero de respiración.
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