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el lápiz
pencil
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How do you say lápiz in Spanish?
How do you pronounce lápiz in Spanish?
lápiz is pronounced /el ˈlapiθ/ in Spanish.
Example sentences
El lápiz rojo es mío, pero el lápiz azul es tuyo.
The red pencil is mine, but the blue pencil is yours.
Encontré un lápiz antiguo y hermoso en la tienda; es un lápiz muy especial.
I found an old and beautiful pencil in the store; it is a very special pencil.
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Why is it masculine?
Lápiz is masculine because it derives from Latin "lapis" (stone), which is a masculine noun, and Spanish preserved this grammatical gender through its phonetic evolution. The word originally referred to a type of stone used for writing before modern pencils were invented, retaining its Latin masculine gender even as its meaning modernized.
What is the Spanish word for pencil?
The Spanish word for pencil is el lápiz — masculine.
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