In Mexican Spanish, "trash can" is papelera. It is a noun.
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papelera is written using the Latin alphabet. Pronounce each syllable clearly, following Mexican Spanish pronunciation rules.
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Buy on SteamIn Mexican Spanish, "trash can" is papelera. It is a noun. The word is spelled papelera and pronounced as written, following Mexican Spanish pronunciation rules.
papelera is typically feminine in Spanish. In Spanish, nouns have grammatical gender that affects article choice: use la (singular) or las (plural) with feminine nouns.
Use papelera as you would use the equivalent noun in English. In Mexican Spanish, word order and agreement rules determine how papelera fits into a sentence.
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