knickknack
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This word may also be spelled “knick-knack,” “nick-nack,” or “nicknack.”
knickknack(
nihk
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nahk
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (colloquial) (general)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. la chuchería (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).
My grandfather's house is full of knickknacks.La casa de mi abuelo está llena de chucherías.
b. el chisme (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).
My mother-in-law always buys us these useless knickknacks when she goes on vacation.Mi suegra siempre nos compra chismes inútiles cuando va de vacaciones.
c. la baratija (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).
I'm going to sell these knickknacks at the yard sale.Voy a vender estas baratijas en la venta de garaje.
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