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pushpin(
poosh
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pihn
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (general)
a. la tachuela (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).
He used a few pushpins to fasten the map to the wall.Usó algunas tachuelas para colgar el mapa en la pared.
b. la chinche (F) (Latin America)
(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).
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
The mischievous student put a pushpin on his teacher's chair.El estudiante travieso colocó una chinche en la silla de su maestro.
c. el chinche (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).
That guy is crazy! He pierced his ear with a pushpin!¡Ese tipo está loco! ¡Se perforó la oreja con un chinche!
d. la chincheta (F) (Spain)
(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).
Regionalism used in Spain
I need to buy some tape and a box of pushpins.Necesito comprar cinta y una cajita de chinchetas.
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