arañas
las arañas
spiders
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How do you say arañas in Spanish?
How do you pronounce arañas in Spanish?
arañas is pronounced /las aˈɾaɲas/ in Spanish.
Example sentences
La araña negra es venenosa y muy peligrosa.
The black spider is venomous and very dangerous.
Encontré una araña grande tejiendo su red hermosa en la esquina.
I found a large spider weaving her beautiful web in the corner.
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Why is it feminine?
Arañas is feminine because it derives from Latin "aranea," which was feminine in gender, and Spanish maintained this grammatical gender through regular sound changes (Latin -a endings typically become feminine nouns in Spanish). The word itself likely has pre-Latin origins related to weaving or spinning, which may have influenced its feminine classification in ancient languages.
What is the Spanish word for spiders?
The Spanish word for spiders is las arañas — feminine.
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