🇪🇸 Spanish

boleto

masculine

el boleto

ticket

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boleto
/el boˈleto/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say boleto in Spanish?

IPA
/el boˈleto/

How do you pronounce boleto in Spanish?

boleto is pronounced /el boˈleto/ in Spanish.

Example sentences

El boleto rojo que compré ayer es válido para el viaje de mañana.

The red ticket that I bought yesterday is valid for tomorrow's trip.

Este boleto especial me permite acceso prioritario al evento.

This special ticket allows me priority access to the event.

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Why is it masculine?

Boleto is masculine because it derives from the Italian "biglietto" (ticket), which is masculine in Italian. When the word entered Spanish, it retained the masculine gender from its Italian source. The ending "-eto" is a diminutive suffix that preserved the gender of the original word rather than determining it.

What is the Spanish word for ticket?

The Spanish word for ticket is el boleto — masculine.

Gender across languages

LanguageWordArticleGender
🇫🇷 Frenchbilletlemasculine
🇮🇹 Italianbigliettoilmasculine

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