shingle

shingle(
shihng
-
guhl
)
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
noun
a. la tablilla
(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 new asphalt shingles have the advantage of being both fire and water resistant.Las nuevas tablillas de asfalto tienen la ventaja de ser resistentes al fuego y al agua.
b. la teja de madera
(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)
Dania put new shingles on the roof of her house.Dania colocó nuevas tejas de madera en la azotea de su casa.
2. (sign)
Regionalism used in the United States
(United States)
a. la placa
(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)
Tony hung a shingle on the front door with his name on it and waited for customers to come in.Tony colgó una placa en la puerta principal con su nombre y esperó que entraran los clientes.
a. el corte a lo garçon
(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)
Grandpa told grandma that she looked like a boy when she got a shingle.Abuelo le dijo a abuela que se parecía a un niño cuando se hizo un corte a lo garçon.
a. los guijarros
(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)
I find the sound of waves over shingle to be both relaxing and stimulating.Me parece que el sonido de las olas sobre los guijarros es a la vez relajante y estimulante.
a. el guijarro
(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)
Mary painted a shingle she found on the beach and called it her pet rock.Mary pintó un guijarro que encontró en la playa y la llamó su roca mascota.
b. el canto rodado
(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)
Eric tossed a shingle and watched it bounce on the surface of the water.Eric aventó un canto rodado y miró como rebotaba en la superficie del agua.
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