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cone

el cono

cone(

kon

)

A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).

noun

1. (geometry)

a. el cono

(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)

Is there a formula for calculating the volume of a cone?¿Existe una fórmula para calcular el volumen de un cono?

2. (culinary)

a. el cono

(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)

Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.

(Latin America)

Regina ate all the ice cream but left most of the cone.Regina se comió todo el helado pero dejó la mayor parte del cono.

b. el cucurucho

(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)

(Southern Cone)

Regionalism used in Spain

(Spain)

I'm buying ice creams. Do you want a sandwich or a cone?Voy a comprar helados. ¿Quieres un sándwich de helado o un cucurucho?

c. el barquillo

(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)

Regionalism used in Chile

(Chile)

Regionalism used in Mexico

(Mexico)

Regionalism used in Panama

(Panama)

The little boy dropped his cone and started crying.Al niñito se le cayó su barquillo y se puso a llorar.

d. la barquilla

(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)

Regionalism used in the Caribbean: Cuba, the Dominican Republic, and Puerto Rico

(Caribbean)

Regionalism used in Venezuela

(Venezuela)

The ice cream seller filled the cone with two scoops.El vendedor de helados puso dos bolas en la barquilla.

3. (botany)

a. la piña

(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)

Last year's cones still littered the forest floor.Las piñas del año pasado seguían desparramadas por el suelo del bosque.

b. el cono

(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 cones on the tree's branches were still green.Los conos que colgaban de las ramas del árbol todavía estaban verdes.

4. (traffic signal)

a. el cono

(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)

One lane of the highway was blocked off with cones.Un carril de la autopista estaba bloqueado con conos.

5. (conical mountain)

a. el cono

(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 islands are in fact a chain of extinct volcanic cones.Las islas son en realidad una cadena de conos volcánicos extintos.

6. (anatomy)

a. el cono

(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)

We can perceive colors thanks to the cones in the eye's retina.Podemos percibir colores gracias a los conos en la retina del ojo.

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