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prickly pear(
prih
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kli
pehr
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (plant)
b. la chumbera (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).
This is the only species of prickly pear that grows here.Esta es la única especie de chumbera que crece aquí.
2. (fruit)
b. el higo chumbo (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).
Take a knife and help me peel the prickly pears.Toma un cuchillo y ayúdame a pelar los higos chumbos.
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