la vagoneta
-the van
See the entry for vagoneta.

vagoneta

la vagoneta(
bah
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goh
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neh
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A feminine noun is almost always used with feminine articles and adjectives (e.g., la mujer bonita, la luna llena).
feminine noun
1. (automobile)
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
(Latin America)
a. van
Llevamos nuestras cosas a la nueva casa en una vagoneta rentada.We carried our things to the new house in a rented van.
a. tram (in mining)
Las vagonetas salían cargadas de carbón.The trams would come out loaded with coal.
b. tipping skip (in construction)
Los escombros se cargan en vagonetas y se llevan hasta los camiones.The rubble is loaded into tipping skips and taken to the trucks.
This means that the noun can be masculine or feminine, depending on the gender of the noun it refers to (e.g., el doctor, la doctora).
masculine or feminine noun
3.
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
(colloquial)
(lazy person) (Southern Cone)
Regionalism used in Spain
(Spain)
a. lazybones
¡A levantarse, vagoneta!Get up, lazybones!
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
adjective
4.
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
(colloquial)
(idle) (Southern Cone)
Regionalism used in Spain
(Spain)
a. lazy
Lucho es buen chico, solo que un poco vagoneta.Lucho's a good boy, only a bit lazy.
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