doily

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This word may also be spelled “doyley.”
doily(
doy
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li
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A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
noun
a. el tapete
(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)
My nanna sent me a doily to cover my dresser with.Mi abuelita me envió un tapete para poner en el tocador.
b. el pañito
(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)
I have to choose the yarn to knit the doily.Tengo que elegir el hilo para hacer el pañito.
c. la carpeta
(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 Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
(Latin America)
I love the doily you have on the table in your bathroom.Me encanta la carpeta que tienes en la mesa del baño.
d. la blonda
(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)
(under cake)
If you put a doily on that plate, I'll slide the cake onto it.Si tú pones una blonda en ese plato, yo pongo el pastel encima.
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