🇪🇸 Spanish

huevos

masculine

los huevos

eggs

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huevos
/los ˈweβos/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say huevos in Spanish?

IPA
/los ˈweβos/

How do you pronounce huevos in Spanish?

huevos is pronounced /los ˈweβos/ 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?

Huevos 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 eggs?

The Spanish word for eggs is los huevos — masculine.

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