pike
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This word must be preceded by the definite article in the sense shown in 3).
pike(
payk
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (animal)
a. el lucio (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).
A few weeks ago, an angler caught a very large pike in this river.Hace unas semanas, un pescador capturó un lucio muy grande en este río.
2. (weaponry)
a. la pica (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 infantry used pikes to prevent the enemy cavalry from advancing.La infantería utilizó picas para impedir que la caballería enemiga avanzara.
3. (colloquial) (transport) (United States)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in the United States
a. la autopista de peaje (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).
You take the pike up to Brunswick and then get onto Route 1.Tomas la autopista de peaje hasta Brunswick y después la Ruta 1.
b. la autopista de cuota (F) (Mexico)
(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 Mexico
You have to take the Mass Pike to get to Boston.Debes tomar la autopista de cuota de Massachusetts para llegar a Boston.
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