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la ballena
whale
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How do you say ballena in Spanish?
How do you pronounce ballena in Spanish?
ballena is pronounced /la baˈʎena/ in Spanish.
Example sentences
La ballena azul es la criatura más grande del planeta.
The blue whale is the largest creature on the planet.
Observamos a la ballena gris migrando hacia el norte durante toda la temporada.
We observed the gray whale migrating northward throughout the season.
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Why is it feminine?
Ballena is feminine because it derives from Latin "ballaena," which was itself borrowed from Greek "φάλαινα" (phálaina), and this Greek term was grammatically feminine; Spanish inherited the feminine gender along with the word. Like many animal names in Spanish derived from classical languages, the gender often reflects the original linguistic source rather than following a predictable modern rule.
What is the Spanish word for whale?
The Spanish word for whale is la ballena — feminine.
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