periwinkle
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periwinkle(
peh
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ri
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wihng
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kuhl
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (botany)
a. la vincapervinca (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).
Pink and blue periwinkles lined the front of the border.Vincapervincas rosadas y azules formaban el borde delantero del arriate.
b. la hierba doncella (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).
The periwinkle was my grandmother's favorite flower.La hierba doncella era la flor preferida de mi abuela.
2. (animal)
b. el caracol de mar (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).
The crevices in the rock pool were full of periwinkles.Los charcos de las rocas estaban llenos de caracoles de mar.
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