pressure cooker

pressure cooker(
prehsh
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uhr
 
koo
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kuhr
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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
a. la olla a presión
(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)
I make stews in a pressure cooker and they're done in just 20 minutes.Hago guisados en una olla a presión y salen en apenas 20 minutos.
b. la olla exprés
(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)
Regionalism used in Spain
(Spain)
You can make chicken and rice together in a pressure cooker.Puedes preparar pollo y arroz a la vez en una olla exprés.
a. la olla a presión
(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)
The university during finals week was a pressure cooker.Durante las semanas de los exámenes finales, la universidad era una olla de presión.
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