khakis

los pantalones caqui

khakis(

kah

kiz

)

A plural noun indicates that there is more than one person, place, thing, or idea.

plural noun

1. (clothing)

a. los pantalones caqui

(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 don't need any more khakis, but I do need some jeans.No necesito más pantalones caqui, pero sí necesito unos vaqueros.

2. (military)

a. el uniforme caqui

(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)

Soldiers in khakis arrived in the town in droves.Al pueblo llegaron montones de soldados con uniforme caqui.

khaki

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

noun

3. (color)

a. el caqui

(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)

What color should we paint this wall, olive or khaki?¿De qué color deberíamos pintar esta pared? ¿Aceituna o caqui?

An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g. the big dog).

adjective

4. (color)

a. caqui

Do you like this khaki leather couch? - I don't know, it's a little bland.¿Te gusta este sofá de cuero caqui? - No sé, es un poco aburrido.

b. kaki

This khaki backpack is nice-looking, don't you think?Esta mochila kaki es bonita, ¿no te parece?

khaki

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

Noun

1. (general)

a. el caqui

(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)

An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g. the big dog).

adjective

2. (general)

a. caqui inv

khaki shortspantalones cortos caqui

khaki [ˈkɑːkɪ]

noun

(cloth, colour) caqui (m);khakis (military uniform) uniforme (m) caqui;

adjective

caqui

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