🇪🇸 Spanish

millón

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masculine

el millón

million

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millón
/el miˈʎon/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say millón in Spanish?

IPA
/el miˈʎon/

How do you pronounce millón in Spanish?

millón is pronounced /el miˈʎon/ in Spanish.

Example sentences

El millón exacto fue depositado en la cuenta bancaria.

The exact million was deposited in the bank account.

Un millón grande de personas asistió al concierto.

A large million people attended the concert.

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Why is it masculine?

Millón is masculine because it derives from Old French "million," which came from Italian "milione," formed from Latin "mille" (thousand) with the augmentative suffix "-one" (which is masculine), making it literally "a big thousand." The masculine gender was preserved through this etymological chain and remains standard in Spanish today.

What is the Spanish word for million?

The Spanish word for million is el millón — masculine.

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