🇪🇸 Spanish

girasol

masculine

el girasol

sunflower

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girasol
/el xiɾaˈsol/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say girasol in Spanish?

IPA
/el xiɾaˈsol/

How do you pronounce girasol in Spanish?

girasol is pronounced /el xiɾaˈsol/ in Spanish.

Example sentences

El girasol amarillo fue plantado en el jardín por mi abuelo.

The yellow sunflower was planted in the garden by my grandfather.

Este girasol grande necesita más agua porque está marchito.

This big sunflower needs more water because it is wilted.

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Why is it masculine?

Girasol is masculine because it is a compound of "gira" (from Latin "gīrāre", to turn) + "sol" (sun, from Latin "sōl"). In Spanish, "sol" is masculine, and the masculine gender of the final element (sol) typically determines the gender of compound words. This pattern is seen in other Spanish compounds where the final noun's gender is preserved.

What is the Spanish word for sunflower?

The Spanish word for sunflower is el girasol — masculine.

Gender across languages

LanguageWordArticleGender
🇵🇹 Portuguesegirassolomasculine

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