laver
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laver(
ley
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vuhr
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (botany)
a. el laver (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).
Llywelyn earns his keep harvesting laver and other seaweed along the local beaches.Llywelyn se gana el sustento cosechando laver y otras algas en las playas locales.
2. (culinary)
3. (archaic) (literary) (religious)
A word or phrase that is no longer used in contemporary language and is recognized as being from another era (e.g., thou).
A word or phrase restricted in usage to literature or established writing (e.g., sex, once upon a time).
a. la pila (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).
The mother held the child over the laver as the priest poured the baptismal water over his head.La madre sostuvo al niño sobre la pila mientas que el cura derramaba el agua bautismal sobre su cabeza.
b. el lavacro (M) (archaic)
(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).
A word or phrase that is no longer used in contemporary language and is recognized as being from another era (e.g., thou).
The priest washed his hands in the laver before walking to the altar.El sacerdote lavó sus manos en el lavacro antes de subir al altar.
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