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cochineal(
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)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (insect)
a. la cochinilla (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).
Peru is the world's largest cochineal exporter.Perú es el mayor exportador de cochinilla del mundo.
2. (red dye)
a. el carmín (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).
Cochineal is produced with carminic acid extracted from insects.El carmín se produce con el ácido carmínico extraído de los insectos.
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