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castor
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This word may also be spelled "caster" in the senses shown in 1) and 2).
castor(
kahs
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tuhr
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
a. la ruedecita (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).
The refrigerator is hard to move because the castors have gotten dirty.El refrigerador es difícil de mover porque las ruedecitas se han ensuciado.
b. la ruedita (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).
My office chair rolls back and forth on castors.Mi silla de oficina se rueda de un lado para otro sobre rueditas.
2. (culinary)
a. el espolvoreador (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).
Tiffany used a castor to sprinkle powdered sugar over the pastries.Tiffany usó un espolvoreador para rociar azúcar pulverizada sobre los pastelitos.
3. (animal)
a. el castor (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).
Both extant species of castor have been hunted for their pelts.Las dos especies existentes de castor han sido cazadas por sus pieles.
4. (castoreum)
a. el castóreo (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 company decided to cut costs by substituting castor as a flavoring.La compañía decidió reducir gastos sustituyendo el castóreo como aromatizante.
5. (material)
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