capybara
capybara(
kah
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pih
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behr
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uh
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).
1. (animal)
a. el carpincho (M) (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 South America: Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, and Venezuela
That's a huge hamster! - It's not a hamster; it's a capybara.¡Qué hámster tan grande! - No es un hámster; es un carpincho.
b. la capibara (F) (Argentina) (Panama) (Peru)
(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 Argentina
Regionalism used in Panama
Regionalism used in Peru
I think beavers look similar to capybaras.Yo pienso que los castores se parecen a las capibaras.
c. el chigüiro (M) (Colombia) (Panama) (Venezuela)
(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 Colombia
Regionalism used in Panama
Regionalism used in Venezuela
At the zoo there were capybaras running around.En el zoológico había chigüiros correteando por todas partes.
d. el chigüire (M) (Venezuela)
(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 Venezuela
We saw a herd of capybaras by the river.Vimos una manada de chigüires al lado del río.
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