loin
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USAGE NOTE
This word is often used in the plural in the sense shown in 1).
loin(
loyn
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (anatomy)
a. el lomo (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).
The boxer held his adversary while hitting him repeatedly in the loin.El boxeador sujetaba a su adversario mientras lo golpeaba repetidamente en el lomo.
2. (culinary)
loins
A plural noun indicates that there is more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
3. (literary) (sexual organs)
A word or phrase restricted in usage to literature or established writing (e.g., sex, once upon a time).
a. las entrañas (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).
She would feel the desire burning in her loins at the mere sight of him.A ella le bastaba con verlo para sentir que el deseo le ardía en las entrañas.
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