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el cepillo
brush
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How do you say cepillo in Spanish?
How do you pronounce cepillo in Spanish?
cepillo is pronounced /el θeˈpiʎo/ in Spanish.
Example sentences
El cepillo nuevo que compré ayer es muy útil para limpiar.
The new brush that I bought yesterday is very useful for cleaning.
Este cepillo azul está roto y necesito comprar uno diferente.
This blue brush is broken and I need to buy a different one.
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Why is it masculine?
Cepillo is masculine because it derives from the Latin "*cappillus" (hair), which was a masculine noun, and Spanish preserved this grammatical gender through regular sound changes (cappillus > cepillo). The word originally referred to a brush made of hair, making the etymological connection to its masculine root particularly apt.
What is the Spanish word for brush?
The Spanish word for brush is el cepillo — masculine.
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