This is the 7941st most frequent Spanish word.
minke
The word "minke" is not Spanish; it refers to a type of whale in English. In Spanish, "minke whale" is translated as "ballena minke."
Here, 'minke' is used as a term being analyzed linguistically regarding its etymological origin from Norwegian.
Aprendí que el término 'minke' proviene del noruego, relacionado con la caza de ballenas.
I learned that the term 'minke' comes from Norwegian, related to whaling.
In this sentence, 'minke' is utilized as an adjective to specify the type of whales being discussed in the context of conservation.
Estudié sobre la conservación de las ballenas minke en mi clase de biología.
I studied about the conservation of minke whales in my biology class.
Here, 'minke' is used as part of the compound name 'rorcual minke', which refers to a specific species of whale.