publican

publican(
puh
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blih
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kihn
)
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
noun
1. (pub owner)
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
(United Kingdom)
a. el dueño de un pub
(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)
, la dueña de un pub
(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 can't serve you without ID. - Nonsense! Let me speak to the publican.No puedo servirte sin identificación. - ¡Tonterías! Déjame hablar con el dueño del pub.
b. el dueño de un bar
(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)
, la dueña de un bar
(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)
To be a publican, you have to know about business on top of food and drink.Para ser dueño de un bar, hay que saber de los negocios además de la gastronomía.
c. el tabernero
(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)
, la tabernera
(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)
Charles is from a family of publicans that has owned the same pub for two centuries.Charles viene de una familia de taberneros que han sido dueños del mismo pub por dos siglos.
d. el cantinero
(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)
, la cantinera
(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)
The town's publicans came together to form a union.Los cantineros del pueblo se unieron para formar un sindicato.
a. el publicano
(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)
Jesus made many references to the publicans in Judea.Jesús hizo muchas referencias a los publicanos de Judea.
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