cob

cob(

)

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

(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)

I boiled a few cobs of corn for us to eat for dinner.Herví unas mazorcas de maíz para comer en la cena.

b. el choclo

(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)

Can you help me remove the corn kernels from the cobs?¿Me puedes ayudar a quitar los granos de maíz de los choclos?

c. el elote

(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 Central America: Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama

(Central America)

Regionalism used in Mexico

(Mexico)

Don't forget to buy cauliflower and three cobs at the supermarket.No te olvides de comprar coliflor y tres elotes en el supermercado.

2. (nut)

a. la avellana

(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)

We ground some cobs and mixed them with chocolate sauce.Molimos unas avellanas y las mezclamos con salsa de chocolate.

3. (bird)

a. el cisne macho

(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)

The cob approached the pen and attempted to mate with her.El cisne macho se acercó a la hembra y trató de aparearse.

4. (horse)

a. la jaca

(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)

The farmer saddled his cob and rode to the market.El agricultor ensilló su jaca y fue al mercado.

5. (culinary)

Regionalism used in the United Kingdom

(United Kingdom)

a. el pan redondo

(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)

At dinner, we each had a small cob to eat with the soup.En la cena, cada uno tenía un pan redondo pequeño para comer con la sopa.

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