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bur

el cadillo

la rebaba

USAGE NOTE

This word may also be spelled "burr."

bur(

buhr

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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

1. (botany)

a. el cadillo

(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)

A bur had gotten inside his boot and was rubbing his foot.Se le había metido un cadillo en la bota y le estaba arañando el pie.

b. el erizo

(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)

My sweater was covered in burs and it took me ages to get them off.Se me había llenado el suéter de erizos y me llevó una eternidad quitárselos.

c. el abrojo

(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)

Your pants are full of burs.Tienes los pantalones llenos de abrojos.

2. (rough edge)

a. la rebaba

(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)

Once the pipe has been cut, we file the ends to smooth off the burs.Una vez cortada la tubería, limamos los extremos para quitarles las rebabas.

3. (pronunciation)

a. la forma de pronunciar las erres

(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)

(typical of a region)

She spoke with a Mancunian bur that made it difficult for me to understand her.Tenía una forma de pronunciar las erres, típica de Manchester, que hacía que me costara entenderla.

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