🇪🇸 Spanish

baldosa

feminine

la baldosa

tile

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baldosa
/la balˈdosa/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say baldosa in Spanish?

IPA
/la balˈdosa/

How do you pronounce baldosa in Spanish?

baldosa is pronounced /la balˈdosa/ in Spanish.

Example sentences

La baldosa roja está rota y necesita ser reemplazada inmediatamente.

The red tile is broken and needs to be replaced immediately.

Encontré una baldosa antigua debajo de la nueva, la cual era muy hermosa.

I found an old tile underneath the new one, which was very beautiful.

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Why is it feminine?

Baldosa is feminine. While it does derive from Arabic origins (ultimately from Arabic "balda"), the word follows the common Spanish pattern where nouns ending in "-osa" are typically feminine. This suffix pattern, combined with its etymological heritage, reinforces the feminine gender.

What is the Spanish word for tile?

The Spanish word for tile is la baldosa — feminine.

Gender across languages

LanguageWordArticleGender
🇵🇹 Portugueseazulejo flips!omasculine

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