capybara

el carpincho

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capybara(

kah

pih

behr

)

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

noun

1. (animal)

a. el carpincho

(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 South America: Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, and Venezuela

(South America)

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) 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 Argentina

(Argentina)

Regionalism used in Panama

(Panama)

Regionalism used in Peru

(Peru)

I think beavers look similar to capybaras.Yo pienso que los castores se parecen a las capibaras.

c. el chigüiro

(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 Colombia

(Colombia)

Regionalism used in Panama

(Panama)

Regionalism used in Venezuela

(Venezuela)

At the zoo there were capybaras running around.En el zoológico había chigüiros correteando por todas partes.

d. el chigüire

(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 Venezuela

(Venezuela)

We saw a herd of capybaras by the river.Vimos una manada de chigüires al lado del río.

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