capsicum
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capsicum(
kahp
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sih
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kuhm
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (vegetable)
a. el pimiento (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).
Cut the capsicum and sauté it before adding it to the soup.Corta el pimiento y saltéalo antes de añadirlo a la sopa.
b. el pimentón (M) (Latin America)
(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).
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
For some reason, I've never enjoyed the taste of capsicum.Por alguna razón, nunca me ha gustado el gusto del pimentón.
c. el ají (M) (Cuba) (Dominican Republic) (South America)
(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).
Regionalism used in Cuba
Regionalism used in the Dominican Republic
Regionalism used in South America: Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, and Venezuela
We're going to roast the capsicum and put it in the hummus.Vamos a asar el ají y añadirlo después al hummus.
2. (botany)
a. el pimiento (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).
The soil is too moist to grow capsicums here.La tierra es demasiado húmeda para cultivar pimientos aquí.
b. el pimentón (M) (Latin America)
(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).
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
We should plant the capsicums now so that they don't die from frost.Debemos plantar los pimentos ahora para que no mueran a causa del frío.
c. el ají (M) (Cuba) (Dominican Republic) (South America)
(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).
Regionalism used in Cuba
Regionalism used in the Dominican Republic
Regionalism used in South America: Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, and Venezuela
A plague affected the garden and none of my capsicums grew.Una plaga afectó el jardín y no creció ni un ají.
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