will be shrimping
shrimp
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shrimp(
shrihmp
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (animal)
(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).
I found a shrimp in the tide pool.Encontré un camarón en el charco.
b. la quisquilla (F) (Spain)
(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).
Regionalism used in Spain
These waters are teeming with shrimp, lobster, and crab.En estas aguas abundan las quisquillas, las langostas y los cangrejos.
2. (culinary)
a. el camarón (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).
The raw bar had fresh shrimp and oysters.El bar de mariscos tenía camarón y ostras frescas.
3. (pejorative) (physically weak person)
An offensive word or phrase used to degrade a person or group of people based on race, gender, sexual preference, etc. (e.g., redneck).
a. el enano (M), la enana (F) (pejorative)
(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).
(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).
An offensive word or phrase used to degrade a person or group of people based on race, gender, sexual preference, etc. (e.g., redneck).
That little shrimp is useless when it comes to hard work.Ese enano no sirve para nada cuando se trata de trabajo duro.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
a. pescar camarones
We can go shrimping with these nets.Podemos ir a pescar camarones con estas redes.
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