🇪🇸 Spanish

brote

masculine

el brote

sprout

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brote
/el ˈbɾote/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say brote in Spanish?

IPA
/el ˈbɾote/

How do you pronounce brote in Spanish?

brote is pronounced /el ˈbɾote/ in Spanish.

Example sentences

El brote verde que surgió en la planta es muy pequeño todavía.

The green sprout that emerged on the plant is still very small. (masculine: el, verde, pequeño)

El brote epidemiológico fue controlado rápidamente por las autoridades competentes.

The epidemic outbreak was controlled quickly by the competent authorities. (masculine: el, controlado, competentes agree with masculine brote)

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Why is it masculine?

Brote is masculine. While it does derive from Latin roots related to sprouting/budding, the gender is best explained by its ending in -e combined with its semantic category. Many Spanish nouns ending in -e are masculine, particularly those denoting actions, results, or abstract concepts (like "corte," "baile," "viaje"). "Brote" follows this pattern as a noun meaning both "sprout" (a thing/result) and "outbreak" (an event/result).

What is the Spanish word for sprout?

The Spanish word for sprout is el brote — masculine.

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