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white

el blanco

USAGE NOTE

This word may begin with a capital letter in the sense shown in 5).

"White" in Spanish

white(

wayt

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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. (color)

a. el blanco

(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)

I have the same sweater in white!¡Tengo el mismo suéter en blanco!

2. (part of an egg)

a. la clara

(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)

She ate only the egg white because she has to watch her cholesterol levels.Se comió solo la clara del huevo porque tiene que cuidar los niveles de colesterol.

3. (part of the eye)

a. el blanco

(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 white of the eye is also called the sclera.El blanco del ojo también se lo conoce como la esclerótica.

An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).

adjective

4. (color)

a. blanco

I'm wearing a white shirt and blue pants.Llevo puesto una camisa blanca y pantalones azules.

5. (skin color)

a. blanco

Being so white, you really ought to wear sunblock.Siendo tan blanco, realmente debes ponerte bloqueador solar.

6. (pale)

a. blanco

He went white when he heard the bad news.Se puso blanco cuando escuchó la mala noticia.

7. (weather)

a. blanco (snowy)

I've never heard of a white Christmas in Mexico City.Nunca he sabido de una Navidad blanca en el DF.

8. (culinary)

a. blanco (meat)

He eats only white meat during Lent.Solo come carne blanca durante la Cuaresma.

b. blanco (wine)

She prefers white wine to red wine.Ella prefiere el vino blanco al vino tinto.

c. con leche (coffee)

She always orders her coffee white.Siempre pide café con leche.

whites

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

plural noun

9. (laundry)

a. la ropa blanca

(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)

This detergent is special for washing whites in the washing machine.Este detergente es especial para lavar la ropa blanca en la lavadora.

Examples