Accordpañuelo
el pañuelo
handkerchief
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How do you say pañuelo in Spanish?
How do you pronounce pañuelo in Spanish?
pañuelo is pronounced /el paˈɲwelo/ in Spanish.
Example sentences
El pañuelo blanco que encontré en la calle es muy suave y parece ser de seda costosa.
The white handkerchief that I found in the street is very soft and appears to be made of expensive silk.
Mi abuelo guardaba un pañuelo rojo antiguo en su bolsillo como recuerdo especial de su infancia.
My grandfather kept an old red handkerchief in his pocket as a special memory from his childhood.
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Why is it masculine?
Pañuelo is masculine because it derives from Latin "pannicellus," the diminutive of "pannus" (cloth), which retained the masculine gender of its Latin root through Spanish's sound changes and grammatical evolution.
What is the Spanish word for handkerchief?
The Spanish word for handkerchief is el pañuelo — masculine.
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