smidgen
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USAGE NOTE
This word may also be spelled "smidgeon" or "smidgin."
smidgen
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (general)
a. el poquito (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).
It might seem strange, but I sometimes put just a smidgen of salt in my coffee.Podría parecer extraño, pero a veces agrego solo un poquito de sal a mi café.
c. el chin (M) (Dominican Republic) (Puerto Rico)
(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).
Regionalism used in the Dominican Republic
Regionalism used in Puerto Rico
Do you want any sauce? - Just a smidgen.¿Quieres salsa? - Solo un chin.
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