🇪🇸 Spanish

músculo

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

el músculo

muscle

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músculo
/el ˈmuskulo/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say músculo in Spanish?

IPA
/el ˈmuskulo/

How do you pronounce músculo in Spanish?

músculo is pronounced /el ˈmuskulo/ in Spanish.

Example sentences

El músculo fuerte del atleta se desarrolló después de meses de entrenamiento intenso.

The strong muscle of the athlete developed after months of intense training.

El músculo principal que usamos para correr es el cuádriceps, un músculo muy importante.

The main muscle we use for running is the quadriceps, a very important muscle.

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Why is it masculine?

Músculo is masculine because it derives from Latin "musculus," which was grammatically masculine in the second declension; the diminutive suffix "-culus" (meaning "little") was inherently masculine, and this gender persisted when the word evolved into Spanish.

What is the Spanish word for muscle?

The Spanish word for muscle is el músculo — masculine.

Gender across languages

LanguageWordArticleGender
🇫🇷 Frenchmusclelemasculine
🇮🇹 Italianmuscoloilmasculine

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