tinajera
Feminine singular of tinajero
tinajero
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el tinajero, la tinajera(
tee
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nah
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heh
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roh
)This means that the noun can be masculine or feminine, depending on the gender of the noun it refers to (e.g., el doctor, la doctora).
1. (occupation)
a. earthenware manufacturer
Él es el tinajero más grande en el pueblo y surte a la mayoría de las tiendas.He's the biggest earthenware manufacturer in town and supplies most of the stores.
A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
2. (filtering equipment) (Caribbean) (Nicaragua) (Venezuela)
Regionalism used in the Caribbean: Cuba, the Dominican Republic, and Puerto Rico
Regionalism used in Nicaragua
Regionalism used in Venezuela
a. filter water collection tank
Tuvieron que cambiar la piedra del tinajero porque el agua no se estaba purificando bien.They had to change the stone of the filter water collection tank because the water wasn't being purified properly.
a. stone water filter
En la mayoría de los hogares tenían un tinajero para purificar el agua.In most homes, they had a stone water filter to purify water.
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