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el ajo
garlic
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How do you say ajo in Spanish?
How do you pronounce ajo in Spanish?
ajo is pronounced /el ˈaxo/ in Spanish.
Example sentences
El ajo fresco que compré esta mañana huele muy fuerte.
The fresh garlic that I bought this morning smells very strong.
Este ajo blanco es el mejor para la receta porque tiene un sabor más suave.
This white garlic is the best for the recipe because it has a milder flavor.
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Why is it masculine?
Ajo (garlic) is masculine because it derives from Latin "allium," a neuter noun of the second declension (-ium ending). In Late Latin, many neuter nouns were reanalyzed as masculine due to phonetic similarity and analogical pressure. When "allium" evolved into Spanish "ajo" through regular sound changes, it became grammatically masculine, following the pattern of most Spanish masculine nouns ending in -o.
What is the Spanish word for garlic?
The Spanish word for garlic is el ajo — masculine.
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