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DOBLE FEMENINO [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2022-09-28
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Place Names (outside Canada)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Machu Picchu
1, record 1, English, Machu%20Picchu
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Machu Picchu is a 15th-century Inca citadel located in the Eastern Cordillera of southern Peru ... 1, record 1, English, - Machu%20Picchu
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Toponymes (hors Canada)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- Machu Picchu
1, record 1, French, Machu%20Picchu
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[...] le Machu Picchu est l'un des sites archéologiques les plus importants de l'Amérique latine. 1, record 1, French, - Machu%20Picchu
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Topónimos (fuera de Canadá)
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- Machu Picchu
1, record 1, Spanish, Machu%20Picchu
correct, common gender
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Machu Picchu [...] es el nombre contemporáneo que se da a una llacta —antiguo poblado incaico andino— construida antes del siglo XV, ubicada en la Cordillera Oriental del sur del Perú [...] 1, record 1, Spanish, - Machu%20Picchu
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Machu Picchu : La Fundación del Español Urgente(Fundéu BBVA), con el asesoramiento de la Real Academia Española, indica que la escritura recomendada del nombre de la ciudadela inca es "Machu Picchu", en dos palabras y con doble c en la segunda parte de la denominación. [...] Se recuerda asimismo que es más frecuente el uso en masculino, el "Machu Picchu", aunque también se emplea en femenino(la "Machu Picchu"). 2, record 1, Spanish, - Machu%20Picchu
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