postage stamp

el sello

la estampilla

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Pronunciation

postage stamp(

stihj

stahmp

)

A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).

noun

1. (general)

a. el sello

(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 father collects coins and postage stamps.Mi padre colecciona monedas y sellos.

b. la estampilla

(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 Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.

(Latin America)

According to the postage stamp, this letter comes from Finland.Según la estampilla, esta carta viene de Finlandia.

c. el timbre

(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)

The country changed the image of the postage stamp.El país cambió la imagen del timbre.

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