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el gato
cat
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How do you say gato in Spanish?
How do you pronounce gato in Spanish?
gato is pronounced /el ˈɡato/ in Spanish.
Example sentences
El gato negro es muy inteligente y juguetón.
The black cat is very intelligent and playful.
Mi gato favorito está durmiendo en el sofá cómodo.
My favorite cat is sleeping on the comfortable sofa.
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Why is it masculine?
Gato is masculine because it derives from Latin "cattus," which was a masculine noun of the second declension. Spanish inherited both the word and its grammatical gender through the normal evolution of Latin into Romance languages. The masculine gender has been maintained consistently from Latin through Old Spanish to modern Spanish.
What is the Spanish word for cat?
The Spanish word for cat is el gato — masculine.
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