stork
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USAGE NOTE
This word must be preceded by the definite article in the sense shown in 2).
stork(
stork
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (animal)
(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).
The stork plunged its long, narrow beak into the water.La cigüeña hundió su pico largo y delgado en el agua.
2. (figurative) (supernatural being)
A phrase used as a figure of speech or a word that is symbolic in meaning; metaphorical (e.g., carrot, bean).
a. la cigüeña (F) (figurative)
(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).
A phrase used as a figure of speech or a word that is symbolic in meaning; metaphorical (e.g., carrot, bean).
Mommy, is the stork going to bring me a little brother?Mamá, ¿la cigüeña me va a traer un hermanito?
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