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la broma
joke
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How do you say broma in Spanish?
How do you pronounce broma in Spanish?
broma is pronounced /la ˈbɾoma/ in Spanish.
Example sentences
La broma pesada que contó mi hermano ofendió a todos en la fiesta.
The heavy/mean joke that my brother told offended everyone at the party.
Esa broma cruel no fue nada divertida; fue completamente inapropiada.
That cruel joke was not funny at all; it was completely inappropriate.
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Why is it feminine?
Broma is feminine because it derives from Latin "burma" or similar sources, and Spanish preserved this grammatical gender. However, the most straightforward explanation is that "broma" follows the productive Spanish rule where most words ending in "-a" are feminine. The word's feminine gender is reinforced both by its Latin inheritance and by the regular Spanish pattern of feminine nouns ending in "-a".
What is the Spanish word for joke?
The Spanish word for joke is la broma — feminine.
Gender across languages
| Language | Word | Article | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🇵🇹 Portuguese | piada | a | feminine |
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