paring knife

paring knife
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
noun
a. el cuchillo de pelar
(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)
All of the paring knives are dull. Could you sharpen them?Todos los cuchillos de pelar están romos. ¿Podrías afilarlos?
b. el cuchillo de mondar
(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 keep a paring knife in my lunch box.Guardo un cuchillo de mondar en mi lonchera.
c. la puntilla
(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 paring knife is used for cutting fruits, vegetables, and other small foods.La puntilla sirve para cortar frutas, verduras y otros alimentos pequeños.
d. el cuchillo mondador
(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)
My sister cut herself with a paring knife while she was cutting a mango.Mi hermana se cortó con un cuchillo mondador mientras cortaba un mango.
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