stiletto
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USAGE NOTE
The plural of “stiletto” is “stilettos” or “stilettoes”.
stiletto(
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)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (weaponry)
a. el estilete (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).
Someone in the crowd stabbed the woman with a stiletto.Alguien de la multitud apuñaló a la mujer con un estilete.
a. el tacón de aguja (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).
One of her stilettos snapped off as she went up the stairs.Uno de sus tacones de aguja se rompió mientras subía la escalera.
b. el taco de aguja (M) (Peru) (Southern Cone)
(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 Peru
My stiletto caught in the drain cover.El taco de aguja se me quedó enganchado en una rejilla.
3. (footwear)
a. el zapato de tacón de aguja (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).
I was wearing stilettos, so I stamped on his foot.Llevaba zapatos de tacón de aguja así que le pegué un pisotón.
b. el zapato de taco de aguja (M) (Peru) (Southern Cone)
(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 Peru
I ducked to avoid the stiletto that Kathy threw at me.Me agaché para esquivar el zapato de taco de aguja que Kathy me lanzó.
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