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kingfish
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (animal)
a. la caballa real (F) (family Scombridae)
(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).
Did you know that the king mackerel can weigh up to 90 pounds?¿Sabías que la caballa real puede pesar hasta 90 libras?
b. la corvina (F) (family Sciaenidae)
(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).
I went fishing and caught a kingfish.Fui de pesca y capturé una corvina.
2. (culinary)
a. la caballa real (F) (family Scombridae)
(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).
Kingfish can be delicious if you know how to prepare it.La caballa real puede ser deliciosa si sabes prepararla.
b. la corvina (F) (family Sciaenidae)
(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 catch of the day is kingfish.La pesca del día es la corvina.
3. (colloquial) (person with power)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. el mandamás (M), la mandamás (F) (colloquial)
(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).
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
After years of networking, Jones has become a political kingfish.Después de pasar años creando una red de contactos, Jones se ha convertido en un mandamás político.
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