Accordhuevo
el huevo
egg
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How do you say huevo in Spanish?
How do you pronounce huevo in Spanish?
huevo is pronounced /el ˈweβo/ in Spanish.
Example sentences
El huevo fresco que compré esta mañana estaba delicioso.
The fresh egg that I bought this morning was delicious.
Encontré un huevo roto dentro del cartón, así que lo tiré inmediatamente.
I found a broken egg inside the carton, so I threw it away immediately.
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Why is it masculine?
Huevo is masculine because it derives from the Latin "ovum" (neuter), which became masculine when adopted into Spanish—a common pattern where Latin neuter nouns shifted to masculine gender in Romance languages. The word's gender was further reinforced by analogy with other masculine Spanish nouns ending in -o.
What is the Spanish word for egg?
The Spanish word for egg is el huevo — masculine.
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