tine

tine(
tayn
)
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
noun
a. el diente
(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)
(of a fork)
One of the tines on the fork was bent.Uno de los dientes del tenedor estaba doblado.
b. la púa
(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)
(of a pitchfork)
This pitchfork is better because it has longer tines.Esta horca es mejor porque tiene púas más largas.
c. el candil
(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)
(of an antler)
The elk had become trapped in undergrowth and had broken some tines off its antlers.El alce se había quedado atrapado en la maleza y se le habían roto varios candiles de la cornamenta.
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