nightstand

la mesita de noche

nightstand(

nayt

stahnd

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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

1. (furniture)

a. la mesita de noche

(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)

There was a nightstand on either side of the bed.Había una mesita de noche a cada lado de la cama.

b. la mesa de noche

(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)

I thought I had left my book on the nightstand, but it's not there.Creí que había dejado mi libro en la mesa de noche, pero no está allí.

c. la mesilla de noche

(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 old man's false teeth were inside a glass of water on the nightstand.La dentadura postiza del anciano estaba dentro de un vaso de agua en la mesilla de noche.

d. la mesilla

(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 nightstands are made of mahogany, like the bed.Las mesillas son de caoba, como la cama.

e. el velador

(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)

Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.

(Latin America)

I keep my medication to hand in my nightstand.Tengo mis medicamentos a mano en el velador.

f. la mesa de luz

(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)

(River Plate)

I always sleep with a glass of water on my nightstand.Yo duermo todas las noches con un vaso de agua en la mesa de luz.

g. el buró

(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)

Regionalism used in Mexico

(Mexico)

The lamp just fell off the nightstand by itself.La lámpara nomás se cayó del buró ella sola.

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