loanword
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loanword(
lon
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wuhrd
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
a. el préstamo lingüístico (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).
"Hoosegow," "hammock," and "alligator" are all loanwords used in English."Hoosegow," "hammock" y "alligator" son préstamos lingüísticos que se usan en inglés.
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