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False cognate alert "mascotas" looks like an English word but means something different: Mascota looks like English 'mascot' and indeed can mean a mascot, but the most common everyday meaning is 'pet' (a domestic animal kept for companionship).
Mascotas is feminine in Spanish. The article is las, so the full form is las mascotas ("pets").
FEMININElas mascotas
pets
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/masˈkotas/
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How do you say mascotas in Spanish?
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/masˈkotas/
How do you pronounce mascotas in Spanish?
mascotas is pronounced /masˈkotas/ in Spanish.
Example sentences
Las mascotas necesitan cuidado y cariño.
Pets need care and affection.
Tenemos dos mascotas en casa.
We have two pets at home.
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Why is it feminine?
Mascotas is the feminine plural; -s marks the plural and gender remains feminine.
What is the Spanish word for pets?
The Spanish word for pets is las mascotas — feminine.
Gender across languages
| Language | Word | Article | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🇵🇹 Portuguese | animais de estimação flips! | os | masculine |
| 🇮🇹 Italian | animali domestici flips! | gli | masculine |
| 🇫🇷 French | animaux de compagnie flips! | les | masculine |
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