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el hilo
thread
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How do you say hilo in Spanish?
How do you pronounce hilo in Spanish?
hilo is pronounced /el ˈilo/ in Spanish.
Example sentences
El hilo rojo se rompió mientras cosía la blusa.
The red thread broke while I was sewing the blouse.
Este hilo grueso es perfecto para el proyecto de tejido.
This thick thread is perfect for the knitting project.
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Why is it masculine?
Hilo is masculine because it descends from Latin "filum" (thread), which was a neuter noun, but underwent a gender shift to masculine in Spanish—a common pattern where Latin neuter nouns often became masculine in Romance languages as the neuter gender disappeared. The word's ending in "-o" also reinforced its masculine classification in Spanish's gender system.
What is the Spanish word for thread?
The Spanish word for thread is el hilo — masculine.
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