USAGE NOTE
The plural of “minnow” is “minnow” or “minnows.”
minnow(
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A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
noun
a. el pececillo de agua dulce
(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).
(M)
Jeremy tried to catch a minnow in the stream, but it swam between his fingers and escaped.Jeremy trató de atrapar un pececillo de agua dulce en el arroyo, pero nadó entre sus dedos y escapó.
b. el piscardo
(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).
(M)
Arnold has a dozen minnows in his fish tank.Arnold tiene una docena de piscardos en su pecera.
c. el foxino
(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).
(M)
Karen feeds live minnows to her larger fish.Karen alimenta sus peces más grandes con foxinos vivos.
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