locust
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locust(
lo
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kihst
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (animal)
(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 summer rain brought a swarm of locusts.La lluvia de verano trajo una nube de langostas.
b. el chapulín (M) (Central America) (Colombia) (Mexico) (Venezuela)
(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).
Regionalism used in Central America: Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama
Regionalism used in Colombia
Regionalism used in Mexico
Regionalism used in Venezuela
The crops were destroyed by migrating locusts.La cosecha fue destrozada por chapulines migratorios.
2. (botany)
a. el algarrobo (M) (ceratonia siliqua or carob tree)
(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).
Locusts are primarily cultivated for their edible pods.El algarrobo se cultiva principalmente por sus vainas comestibles.
b. la acacia blanca (F) (robinia pseudoacacia or false acacia)
(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).
We have a beautiful locust with long white garlands of flowers in our yard in Asheville, North Carolina.Tenemos una hermosa acacia blanca, con largas guirnaldas blancas de flores en nuestro jardín en Asheville, Carolina del Norte.
3. (culinary)
a. la algarroba (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).
Locust is often used as a substitute for chocolate in a recipe.La algarroba se utiliza frecuentemente como sustituto del chocolate en una receta.
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