Accordcangrejo
el cangrejo
crab
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How do you say cangrejo in Spanish?
How do you pronounce cangrejo in Spanish?
cangrejo is pronounced /el kaŋˈɡɾexo/ in Spanish.
Example sentences
El cangrejo rojo fue capturado en la playa esta mañana.
The red crab was caught on the beach this morning.
Un cangrejo grande y agresivo atacó al buzo durante su exploración submarina.
A large and aggressive crab attacked the diver during his underwater exploration.
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Why is it masculine?
Cangrejo derives from Latin "cancrum," which is masculine, and Spanish inherited this grammatical gender along with the word itself. Like many Spanish masculine nouns ending in -o, it retained the masculine gender of its Latin ancestor.
What is the Spanish word for crab?
The Spanish word for crab is el cangrejo — masculine.
Gender across languages
| Language | Word | Article | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🇫🇷 French | crabe | le | masculine |
| 🇵🇹 Portuguese | caranguejo | o | masculine |
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