wooden spoon

wooden spoon(
woo
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dihn
 
spun
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A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
noun
a. la cuchara de madera
(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)
I put beeswax on this wooden spoon to keep it from absorbing moisture.Puse cera de abeja en esta cuchara de madera para impedir que absorba humedad.
b. la cuchara de palo
(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)
Don lifted the wooden spoon to his mouth to taste the sauce.Don llevó la cuchara de palo a la boca para probar la salsa.
2. (booby prize)
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
(United Kingdom)
a. el farolillo rojo
(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're going to need to work a lot harder if we don't want to end up with the wooden spoon in the competition.Vamos a tener que esforzarnos mucho más si no queremos terminar siendo el farolillo rojo en el concurso.
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