guerrilla [ɡəˈrɪlə]
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guerrilla
USAGE NOTE
This word may also be spelled "guerilla.”
guerrilla(
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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. (paramilitary soldier)
a. el guerrillero (M), la guerrillera (F)
(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).
(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).
Rebel guerrillas attacked an army convoy outside the capital.Los guerrilleros rebeldes atacaron un convoy del ejército afuera de la capital.
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g. the big dog).
2. (related to guerrillas)
a. guerrillero
The guerrilla group controlled hundreds of square miles of rural territory.El grupo guerrillero controlaba cientos de millas cuadradas de territorio rural.
guerrillas
A plural noun indicates that there is more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
3. (armed group)
a. la guerrilla (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 guerrillas started a revolution in 1977.La guerrilla empezó una revolución en 1977.
b. los guerrilleros (M), las guerrilleras (F)
(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).
(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 guerrillas rebelled against the government.Los guerrilleros se rebelaron contra el gobierno.
guerrillaNoun
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).
1. (general)
a. el guerrillero(a)(M) la guerrillero(a)(F)
(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).
(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).
guerrilla warfareguerra de guerrillas
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