🇪🇸 Spanish

moldes

Did you know? This word is a cognate — it looks similar in English and has the same meaning. Cognates are usually easier to remember!
masculine

los moldes

molds

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moldes
/los ˈmoldes/
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How do you say moldes in Spanish?

IPA
/los ˈmoldes/

How do you pronounce moldes in Spanish?

moldes is pronounced /los ˈmoldes/ in Spanish.

Example sentences

El molde antiguo estaba roto y no podía usarse para hacer el pastel.

The old mold was broken and could not be used to make the cake.

Encontré un molde redondo perfecto para crear la gelatina decorativa.

I found a perfect round mold to create the decorative gelatin.

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Why is it masculine?

Moldes is masculine because it derives from Latin "modulus" (a small measure or mold), which is inherently masculine, and Spanish inherited this grammatical gender through regular phonetic evolution. The word's masculine gender simply persisted from its Latin ancestor, as there's no particular semantic reason that would explain it.

What is the Spanish word for molds?

The Spanish word for molds is los moldes — masculine.

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