bunches
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bunches(
buhn
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chihz
)A plural noun indicates that there is more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
a. colitas (Latin America)
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
Am I too grown-up to wear bunches?¿Estoy demasiado mayor para usar colitas?
b. las coletas (F)
(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).
She was wearing a leather jacket and had her hair in bunches.Llevaba una chaqueta de piel y el pelo en coletas.
bunch
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
b. el ramillete (M) (smaller)
(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).
She was wearing a bunch of flowers in her hair.Llevaba un ramillete de flores en el cabello.
c. el racimo (M) (bananas, grapes)
(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).
The emperor was reclining on a bear skin and eating a bunch of grapes.El emperador estaba tirado sobre una piel de oso y comía un racimo de uvas.
d. la penca (F) (bananas) (Latin 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 Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
The cart driver threw the bunch of bananas into his cart.El conductor echó la penca de plátanos a la carreta.
e. el manojo (M) (keys)
(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).
The janitor showed up with a bunch of keys to let us into the gym.El conserje apareció con un manojo de llaves para dejarnos entrar al gimnasio.
b. la pandilla (F) (friends)
(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).
Our bunch was always getting into mischief in the neighborhood.Nuestra pandilla siempre se metía en travesuras en el barrio.
4. (colloquial) (several) (United States)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in the United States
a. el montón (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).
I'd been to New York a bunch of times, but I had never lived here until now.Había visitado Nueva York un montón de veces, pero nunca había vivido aquí hasta ahora.
b. el bonche (M) (colloquial) (Mexico)
(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).
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in Mexico
There's a bunch of people in the street.Hay un bonche de gente en la calle.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
5. (to collect)
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