quidnunc

quidnunc(

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

A word or phrase that is no longer used in contemporary language and is recognized as being from another era (e.g., thou).

(archaic)

(general)

a. el entrometido

(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 entrometida

(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 quidnuncs of the town had a field day with this piece of news.Esta noticia fue un verdadero festín para los entrometidos del pueblo.

b. el metomentodo

(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 metomentodo

(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)

Being a quidnunc, her job as a gossip columnist suited her down to the ground.Al ser una metomentodo, su trabajo de cronista de sociedad le sentaba como un guante.

c. el metiche

(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 metiche

(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)

Like a typical quidnunc, Borja always had to be the first to know what was going on.Como el típico metiche, Borja siempre tenía que ser el primero en saber lo que pasaba.

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