hierro
el hierro
iron
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How do you say hierro in Spanish?
How do you pronounce hierro in Spanish?
hierro is pronounced /el ˈjero/ in Spanish.
Example sentences
El hierro oxidado necesita ser pulido cuidadosamente para recuperar su brillo original.
The oxidized iron needs to be polished carefully to recover its original shine.
El hierro puro es más resistente que el hierro mezclado con otros metales.
Pure iron is more resistant than iron mixed with other metals.
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Why is it masculine?
Hierro (iron) is masculine because it derives from Latin "ferrum," which was a masculine second-declension noun, and Spanish inherited this grammatical gender along with the word itself. Like many Spanish nouns ending in -o, it retained the masculine gender of its Latin ancestor.
What is the Spanish word for iron?
The Spanish word for iron is el hierro — masculine.
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