🇪🇸 Spanish

músculos

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 músculos

muscles

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músculos
/los ˈmuskulos/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say músculos in Spanish?

IPA
/los ˈmuskulos/

How do you pronounce músculos in Spanish?

músculos is pronounced /los ˈmuskulos/ 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?

Músculos 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 muscles?

The Spanish word for muscles is los músculos — masculine.

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