🇪🇸 Spanish

guantes

masculine

los guantes

gloves

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guantes
/los ˈɡwantes/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say guantes in Spanish?

IPA
/los ˈɡwantes/

How do you pronounce guantes in Spanish?

guantes is pronounced /los ˈɡwantes/ in Spanish.

Example sentences

El guante izquierdo está roto, pero el guante derecho está intacto.

The left glove is broken, but the right glove is intact.

Compré un guante nuevo y costoso para proteger mi mano durante el boxeo.

I bought a new and expensive glove to protect my hand during boxing.

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Why is it masculine?

Guantes is masculine. While it does derive from Old French "gant", the etymology explanation is imprecise. The word comes from Old French "gant" (itself of Germanic origin), which was borrowed into Spanish and adopted the masculine gender. In Spanish, many nouns ending in -e are masculine, particularly those borrowed from other Romance languages. "Guante" follows this pattern as a masculine noun ending in -e.

What is the Spanish word for gloves?

The Spanish word for gloves is los guantes — masculine.

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