🇪🇸 Spanish

balcones

Did you know? This word is a cognate — it looks similar in English and has the same meaning. Cognates are usually easier to remember!
masculine

los balcones

balconies

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balcones
/los balˈkones/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say balcones in Spanish?

IPA
/los balˈkones/

How do you pronounce balcones in Spanish?

balcones is pronounced /los balˈkones/ in Spanish.

Example sentences

El balcón antiguo de mi abuela es muy hermoso y tiene una vista espectacular.

My grandmother's old balcony is very beautiful and has a spectacular view.

El balcón nuevo que instalamos el mes pasado es bastante espacioso y resistente.

The new balcony that we installed last month is quite spacious and resistant.

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Why is it masculine?

Balcones is masculine. While the word does derive from Italian "balcone," the masculine gender is primarily explained by Spanish's default gender assignment rules for words ending in "-ón." In Spanish, nouns ending in "-ón" are typically masculine (e.g., "corazón," "león," "ratón"). The Italian source "balcone" was also masculine, which reinforced this pattern when the word was borrowed into Spanish.

What is the Spanish word for balconies?

The Spanish word for balconies is los balcones — masculine.

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