piggy
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piggy(
pih
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gi
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (colloquial) (child's word for "pig")
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. el cerdito (M), la cerdita (F)
(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).
(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).
Can we feed the piggies, Mom?¿Podemos dar de comer a los cerditos, mamá?
b. el puerquito (M), la puerquita (F) (Latin America)
(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).
(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).
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
Dad, look at the piggy!¡Papi, mira el puerquito!
c. el chanchito (M), la chanchita (F) (Latin America)
(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).
(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).
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
Of course you'll see piggies on the farm, and little lambs and ducklings.Por supuesto que verás chanchitos en la granja, y corderitos y patitos.
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
2. (colloquial) (greedy)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. comilón (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Don't be so piggy, Mark; you've had enough.No seas tan comilón, Mark; ya has comido suficiente.
b. comelón (colloquial) (Andes) (Caribbean) (Central America) (Mexico)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in the Caribbean: Cuba, the Dominican Republic, and Puerto Rico
Regionalism used in Central America: Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama
Regionalism used in Mexico
You can be so piggy; you really shouldn't have asked for a third helping!Mira que eres comelona; ¡no tendrías que haber pedido una tercera porción!
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