icebox

icebox(

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

A word or phrase that is seldom used in contemporary language and is recognized as being from another decade, (e.g., cat, groovy).

(old-fashioned)

(electrical appliance)

Regionalism used in the United States

(United States)

a. la nevera

(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)

Take the meat out of the icebox an hour or so in advance.Saca la carne de la nevera como una hora antes.

b. el refrigerador

(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 Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.

(Latin America)

The icebox was full of beers for the party.El refrigerador estaba lleno de cervezas para la fiesta.

c. el frigorífico

(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 Spain

(Spain)

The icebox broke down and the food spoiled.El frigorífico se estropeó y se echó a perder la comida.

d. la heladera

(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)

(River Plate)

I put the butter straight back in the icebox.Devolví la manteca a la heladera en seguida.

2. (electrical appliance)

Regionalism used in the United Kingdom

(United Kingdom)

a. el congelador

(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)

There were always ice-cubes in the icebox for his whisky.Siempre había cubitos de hielo en el congelador para su whisky.

b. el freezer

(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 Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.

(Latin America)

I put the peas and the lollies in the icebox.Puse las arvejas y las paletas en el freezer.

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