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whelk
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (animal)
a. el buccino (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).
We found periwinkles and whelks in the tide pools.Encontramos bígaros y buccinos en las pozas de marea.
2. (pimple)
a. la pústula (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).
Her forehead is full of giant whelks and blackheads.Tiene la cara llena de enormes pústulas y barrillos.
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