bogeyman

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This word may also be spelled "boogeyman" or "bogyman."
bogeyman(
boo
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gi
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mahn
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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 coco
(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)
I was terrified of the bogeyman when I was a kid.Estaba aterrado del coco cuando era niño.
b. el cuco
(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)
Michael leaves the light on while he sleeps because he's afraid of the bogeyman.Michael deja la luz encendida mientras duerme porque le tiene miedo al cuco.
c. el hombre del saco
(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)
Eat all your broccoli or the bogeyman is going to get you.Cómete todo el brócoli o vendrá el hombre del saco.
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