🇪🇸 Spanish

millones

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masculine

los millones

millions

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millones
/los miˈʎones/
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How do you say millones in Spanish?

IPA
/los miˈʎones/

How do you pronounce millones in Spanish?

millones is pronounced /los miˈʎones/ 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?

Millones 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 millions?

The Spanish word for millions is los millones — masculine.

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