🇪🇸 Spanish

chaqueta

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feminine

la chaqueta

jacket

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chaqueta
/la tʃaˈketa/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say chaqueta in Spanish?

IPA
/la tʃaˈketa/

How do you pronounce chaqueta in Spanish?

chaqueta is pronounced /la tʃaˈketa/ in Spanish.

Example sentences

La chaqueta roja que compré ayer es muy elegante y cómoda.

The red jacket that I bought yesterday is very elegant and comfortable.

Mi chaqueta favorita está mojada porque la lluvia fue muy fuerte.

My favorite jacket is wet because the rain was very heavy.

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Why is it feminine?

Chaqueta is feminine because it derives from the French word "jacquette," which is the feminine diminutive form of "jaque" (a type of jacket). When borrowed into Spanish, the word retained its feminine gender from the French diminutive suffix "-ette."

What is the Spanish word for jacket?

The Spanish word for jacket is la chaqueta — feminine.

Gender across languages

LanguageWordArticleGender
🇫🇷 Frenchvestelafeminine
🇮🇹 Italiangiaccalafeminine
🇵🇹 Portuguesejaquetaafeminine

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