🇪🇸 Spanish

manchas

feminine

las manchas

stains

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manchas
/las ˈmantʃas/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say manchas in Spanish?

IPA
/las ˈmantʃas/

How do you pronounce manchas in Spanish?

manchas is pronounced /las ˈmantʃas/ in Spanish.

Example sentences

La mancha roja en la pared es muy grande y difícil de limpiar.

The red stain on the wall is very large and difficult to clean.

Esta mancha oscura apareció después de la lluvia y la mancha clara desapareció.

This dark stain appeared after the rain and the light stain disappeared.

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Why is it feminine?

Manchas is feminine because it derives from Latin "macula" (a feminine noun meaning stain or spot), and Latin feminine nouns ending in "-a" regularly became feminine in Spanish. This gender was preserved through the sound change of Latin "-a" to Spanish "-a."

What is the Spanish word for stains?

The Spanish word for stains is las manchas — feminine.

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