pocketbook

pocketbook(
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book
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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. (woman's purse)
Regionalism used in the United States
(United States)
a. la cartera
(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)
My mother took her checkbook out of her pocketbook.Mi madre sacó la chequera de su cartera.
b. el bolso
(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)
Regionalism used in Spain
(Spain)
A thief tried to grab a woman's pocketbook on the train.Un ladrón trató de arrebatarle el bolso a una mujer en el tren.
c. la bolsa
(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)
Regionalism used in Mexico
(Mexico)
I'll be down in just a second. Let me put on some shoes and grab my pocketbook.Ahí voy. Déjame que me ponga unos zapatos y que agarre mi bolsa.
a. el cuaderno
(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)
She's a writer, so she always keeps a pocketbook on her to jot down her ideas.Ella es escritora, así que siempre lleva un cuaderno para apuntar sus ideas.
a. el bolsillo
(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'm sure we have a car that fits with the needs of your pocketbook.Estoy seguro que tenemos un carro que encaja con la necesidad de su bolsillo.
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