snapper

snapper(
snah
-
puhr
)
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
noun
a. el pargo
(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)
Snappers live in tropical and subtropical waters.Los pargos viven en aguas tropicales y subtropicales.
The snapper we caught was more than four feet long.El pargo que pescamos mide más de cuatro pies.
b. el huachinango
(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)
Regionalism used in Cuba
(Cuba)
Regionalism used in Mexico
(Mexico)
We caught snappers when we went fishing off Los Cabos.Pescamos huachinangos cuando fuimos de pesca a las aguas de Los Cabos.
a. el pargo
(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)
We had steamed snapper for dinner last night.Cenamos pargo al vapor anoche.
b. el huachinango
(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)
Regionalism used in Cuba
(Cuba)
Regionalism used in Mexico
(Mexico)
I tried grilled snapper for the first time in Nayarit.Probé el huachinango asado por primera vez en Nayarit.
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