opossum
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USAGE NOTE
This word may also be spelled "possum."
opossum(
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)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (animal)
a. la zarigüeya (F)
(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).
An opossum woke me up last night when it knocked a trash can over and set off my car alarm.Una zarigüeya me despertó anoche cuando tumbó un bote de basura y se prendió el alarma del coche.
b. la comadreja (F) (Southern Cone)
(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).
The opossum played dead when it saw the coati.La comadreja se hizo la muerta cuando vio el coatí.
c. el tlacuache (M) (Mexico)
(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 Mexico
I saw an opossum and her babies when I went camping in the mountains.Vi un tlacuache y sus crías cuando fui a acampar en la sierra.
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