mortise

mortise
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
noun
a. la mortaja
(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).
(F)
The tenon is too big and won't fit into the mortise.La espiga es demasiado grande y no va a encajar en la mortaja.
b. la muesca
(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).
(F)
The mortise should be six inches in length.La muesca debe medir seis pulgadas de largo.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
transitive verb
a. unir con ensamblaje de caja y espiga
I'm going to mortise the boards at each corner.Voy a unir las maderas con ensamblaje de caja y espiga en las esquinas.
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