🇪🇸 Spanish

bufanda

feminine

la bufanda

scarf

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bufanda
/la buˈfanda/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say bufanda in Spanish?

IPA
/la buˈfanda/

How do you pronounce bufanda in Spanish?

bufanda is pronounced /la buˈfanda/ in Spanish.

Example sentences

La bufanda roja que me regaló mi abuela es muy cálida y cómoda.

The red scarf that my grandmother gave me is very warm and comfortable.

Encontré una bufanda azul hermosa en la tienda, así que la compré inmediatamente.

I found a beautiful blue scarf in the store, so I bought it immediately.

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Why is it feminine?

Bufanda is feminine because it ends in "-a", which is the most common feminine noun ending in Spanish. While the word does derive from Italian "bufanda", the etymology from Latin "bucca" (cheek/mouth) is not well-established or widely accepted. The feminine gender is best explained by the productive Spanish pattern where nouns ending in "-a" are typically feminine, rather than by a specific Latin suffix rule.

What is the Spanish word for scarf?

The Spanish word for scarf is la bufanda — feminine.

Gender across languages

LanguageWordArticleGender
🇫🇷 Frenchécharpel'feminine
🇮🇹 Italiansciarpalafeminine
🇵🇹 Portuguesecachecol flips!omasculine

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