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sheepskin
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sheepskin(
ship
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skihn
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (material)
a. la piel de oveja (F)
(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).
They used the sheepskin to make a blanket.Usaron la piel de oveja para hacer una manta.
b. la piel de carnero (F)
(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 animal rights activists protested the use of sheepskins to make clothes.Los activistas de los derechos de los animales protestaron contra el uso de pieles de carnero para fabricar ropa.
2. (clothing)
a. la zamarra (F)
(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).
In the winter, I wear my sheepskin every day.En invierno uso mi zamarra todos los días.
b. el gamulán (M) (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).
Isabel wore a long sheepskin with fringe.Isabel llevó un gamulán largo con flecos.
3. (colloquial) (diploma) (United States)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in the United States
a. el diploma (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 devoted four years of my life to earning this sheepskin. You bet I'm going to hang it on my wall.Dediqué cuatro años de mi vida a ganar este diploma. Claro que voy a colgarlo en la pared.
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
4. (material)
a. de piel de oveja
The sheepskin rug is beautiful, but hard to keep clean.El tapete de piel de oveja es hermoso, pero difícil de mantener limpio.
b. de piel de carnero
The coat's hood has a sheepskin lining.La capucha del abrigo tiene un forro de piel de carnero.
c. de badana
Sheepskin carpets can be bought in New Zealand.Se puede comprar alfombras de badana en Nueva Zelandia.
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