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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

1. (nautical)

a. el vapor

(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)

Hollis knew from the whistle that the steamer had arrived, so he ran down to the river.Hollis supo por el silbido que el vapor había llegado, así que salió corriendo para el río.

b. el buque de vapor

(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're going to catch a steamer up the Mississippi.Vamos a tomar un buque de vapor para remontar el Misisipí.

c. el barco de vapor

(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)

When my grandfather was a child, the steamers used to drop passengers off at this wharf.Cuando mi abuelo era niño, los barcos de vapor dejaban a los pasajeros en este muelle.

d. el barco a vapor

(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)

The wreck of an old sunken steamer was found in the river recently.Hace poco se encontraron los restos del naufragio de un antiguo barco de vapor hundido.

2. (animal)

a. la almeja de Nueva Inglaterra

(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)

Rob and I put on our rubber boots and headed out to dig for some steamers.Rob y yo nos pusimos las botas de goma y salimos a coger almejas de Nueva Inglaterra.

3. (culinary)

a. la vaporera

(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 food will cook a lot faster if we use the steamer.La comida se cocerá mucho más rápido si utilizamos la vaporera.

steamers

A plural noun indicates that there is more than one person, place, thing, or idea.

plural noun

4. (culinary)

a. las almejas al vapor

(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)

When my family gets together in the summer, we eat steamers, corn on the cob, and lobster.Cuando se junta mi familia en verano, comemos almejas al vapor, mazorcas de maíz y bogavantes.

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