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This word may also be spelled “naan” in the sense shown in 2).
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (colloquial) (grandmother) (United Kingdom)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
a. la abuelita (F) (colloquial)
(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).
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
My nan baked scones for tea today.Mi abuelita horneó bollos para la merienda de hoy.
b. la yaya (F) (colloquial)
(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).
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
I had fun teaching my nan and mum to play video games.Fue divertido enseñarles a mi yaya y a mi mamá a jugar a videojuegos.
c. la nona (F) (colloquial) (Southern Cone) (Venezuela)
(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).
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in Venezuela
We celebrated my nan's 90th birthday yesterday.Ayer celebramos el 90 cumpleaños de mi nona.
2. (culinary)
a. el pan naan (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).
We ate chicken with cauliflower in a curry sauce and accompanied it with nan.Comimos pollo con coliflor en una salsa de curry y lo acompañamos con pan naan.
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