matchstick
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matchstick(
mahch
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sdihk
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (stick)
a. el palillo (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).
These matchsticks are made of aspen.Estos palillos están hechos de álamo temblón.
2. (match)
a. el fósforo (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).
Hand me a matchstick to light the fireplace.Dame un fósforo para encender la chimenea.
b. el cerillo (M) (Latin America)
(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 Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
The stove doesn't have a pilot, so I light it with matchsticks.La estufa no tiene un piloto, así que la prendo con cerillos.
c. la cerilla (F) (Spain)
(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).
Regionalism used in Spain
I need to try with a couple of matchsticks before I can get the boiler to light.Necesito probar con un par de cerillas para poder encender la caldera.
a. el palillo (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).
Cut the potatoes into matchsticks and bake them.Rebana las papas en palillos y hornéalas.
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