🇪🇸 Spanish

chalecos

masculine

los chalecos

vests

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chalecos
/los tʃaˈlekos/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say chalecos in Spanish?

IPA
/los tʃaˈlekos/

How do you pronounce chalecos in Spanish?

chalecos is pronounced /los tʃaˈlekos/ in Spanish.

Example sentences

El chaleco azul que compré ayer es muy cómodo y abrigado.

The blue vest that I bought yesterday is very comfortable and warm.

Mi padre perdió su chaleco favorito en el restaurante; era un chaleco negro y elegante.

My father lost his favorite vest at the restaurant; it was a black and elegant vest.

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Why is it masculine?

Chalecos is masculine. While it is indeed a borrowed word that entered Spanish through trade routes, the specific etymological path and the explanation for its masculine gender assignment are not clearly established. Like many borrowed words in Spanish, its gender is conventional rather than derived from a predictable morphological rule. The word refers to a sleeveless garment (vest/waistcoat) and is consistently used with masculine articles and adjectives in Spanish.

What is the Spanish word for vests?

The Spanish word for vests is los chalecos — masculine.

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