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el jabalí
wild boar
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How do you say jabalí in Spanish?
How do you pronounce jabalí in Spanish?
jabalí is pronounced /el xaβaˈli/ in Spanish.
Example sentences
El jabalí salvaje atacó a los cazadores con sus colmillos afilados.
The wild boar attacked the hunters with its sharp tusks.
Ese jabalí macho es más peligroso que la hembra porque es más grande y agresivo.
That male boar is more dangerous than the female because it is larger and more aggressive.
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Why is it masculine?
Jabalí is masculine. While the word does derive from Arabic "jabalī" (wild, of the mountain), borrowed into Spanish during the medieval period, the masculine gender is not explained by the Arabic source word's gender. Rather, "jabalí" is masculine in Spanish because it refers to a male animal (specifically a male wild boar), and words for male animals typically take masculine gender in Spanish. The word has been lexicalized as a masculine noun in Spanish regardless of its Arabic etymological origins.
What is the Spanish word for wild boar?
The Spanish word for wild boar is el jabalí — masculine.
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