shanty

USAGE NOTE
This word may also be spelled "chantey", "chanty", or "shantey" in the sense shown in 2).
shanty(
shahn
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ti
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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 choza
(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 old shanty in the middle of the woods is really scary.La vieja choza en medio del bosque da mucho miedo.
b. la chabola
(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 Spain
(Spain)
The dilapidated old shanty finally crumbled in the storm.La vieja chabola en ruinas finalmente se vino abajo en la tempestad.
a. la saloma
(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 sailors sang a shanty as they raised the mainsail.Los marineros cantaban una saloma mientras izaban la vela mayor.
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