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p

la p

USAGE NOTE

The plural of "penny" is "pence." This word may be capitalized in the sense shown in 1).

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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. (letter)

a. la p

(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 word "pen" starts with the letter p.La palabra "pluma" empieza con la letra p.

b. la pe

(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)

"Puebla" begins with a p."Puebla" empieza con pe.

An abbreviation is the shortened form of a word or group of words (e.g. "UFO" = "unidentified flying object"; "p." = "page").

abbreviation

2. (penny)

a. el penique

(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)

I only have 5p in my pocket.Solo tengo cinco peniques en el bolsillo.

A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).

Noun

1. (pence)

a. el penique

(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)

b. el peniques

(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)

[piː]

noun

(letter) P; p (f)

P for Peter P de Pedro

to mind or watch one's Ps and Qs cuidarse or tener mucho cuidado de no meter la pata (informal)

Aunt Mabel is coming to tea today so you'll have to mind your Ps and Qs La tía Mabel va a venir a merendar hoy así que tendréis que tener mucho cuidado de no meter la pata > La tía Mabel va a venir a merendar hoy así que tendréis que cuidaros de no meter la pata >

abreviación

parking

abreviación

1 penny, pence

2 page p.; pág.

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