🇪🇸 Spanish

cebollas

feminine

las cebollas

onions

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cebollas
/las θeˈβoʎas/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say cebollas in Spanish?

IPA
/las θeˈβoʎas/

How do you pronounce cebollas in Spanish?

cebollas is pronounced /las θeˈβoʎas/ in Spanish.

Example sentences

La cebolla roja es más dulce que la cebolla blanca.

The red onion is sweeter than the white onion.

Esta cebolla grande está perfecta para la sopa.

This big onion is perfect for the soup.

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Why is it feminine?

Cebollas is feminine because it derives from Latin "cepulla," a diminutive form of "cepa" (onion), and diminutives ending in "-ulla" typically became feminine "-illa" nouns in Spanish, following the pattern of Latin second-declension feminines. Like many Spanish nouns ending in "-a," it retained feminine gender through this historical transmission.

What is the Spanish word for onions?

The Spanish word for onions is las cebollas — feminine.

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