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humpback(
huhmp
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bahk
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (colloquial) (pejorative) (person with a deformed spine)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
An offensive word or phrase used to degrade a person or group of people based on race, gender, sexual preference, etc. (e.g., redneck).
a. el jorobado (M), la jorobada (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).
That humpback in the park asked me for some spare change, but I didn't have any.Ese jorobado en el parque me pidió un poco de dinero, pero no tenía.
2. (animal)
a. la yubarta (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 humpback breached and then disappeared again.La yubarta salió a la superficie y después volvió a desaparecer.
b. el rorcual (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).
Cristy took a great photo of a humpback when we went whale watching in Iceland.Cristy tomó una excelente foto de un rorcual cuando fuimos a ver ballenas en Islandia.
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