bougainvillea

la buganvilla

bougainvillea(

guhn

vihl

yuh

)

A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).

noun

1. (botany)

a. la buganvilla

(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)

Bougainvillea grew all over the trellis covering the patio.La buganvilla trepaba por todo el enrejado que cubría el patio.

b. la buganvilia

(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 wall was a mass of pink and orange bougainvillea.Una nube de buganvilia rosada y anaranjada cubría la pared.

c. la bugambilia

(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 Honduras

(Honduras)

Regionalism used in Mexico

(Mexico)

Regionalism used in Nicaragua

(Nicaragua)

You don't often see bougainvillea in northern European countries.La bugambilia no se ve con mucha frecuencia en los países del norte de Europa.

d. la Santa Rita

(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 Bolivia

(Bolivia)

(River Plate)

We sat on the terrace in the shade of a bougainvillea.Estábamos sentados en la terraza a la sombra de una Santa Rita.

e. la veranera

(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 Central America: Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama

(Central America)

The houses in the village are overhung with bougainvillea and hibiscus.Las veraneras y los hibiscos se derraman sobre las casas del pueblo.

f. la trinitaria

(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 the Caribbean: Cuba, the Dominican Republic, and Puerto Rico

(Caribbean)

Regionalism used in Panama

(Panama)

Regionalism used in Venezuela

(Venezuela)

It is said that bougainvillea tea is good for a cough, but I've never tried it.Dicen que el té de trinitaria es bueno para la tos, pero yo nunca lo he probado.

g. el Napoleón

(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 Central America: Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama

(Central America)

The bougainvillea makes the gate look more lively.El Napoleón hace que la reja luzca más alegre.

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