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Word of the Day: Riñón

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Palabra:

el riñón

Pronunciación aproximada:

rree-NYOHN (The Spanish r here can be pronounced as a trill or as a tap of the tongue against the front of the palate, depending on where there word appears in a sentence.)

Significado:

kidney

Ejemplo:

Los riñones tienen forma de frijol, cada uno mide aproximadamente 10 cm de largo.

Traducción:

The kidneys are bean-shaped, each one of them measuring about 10 centimeters long.

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