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el papel
paper
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How do you say papel in Spanish?
How do you pronounce papel in Spanish?
papel is pronounced /el paˈpel/ in Spanish.
Example sentences
El papel blanco es importante para la impresora.
The white paper is important for the printer.
El papel antiguo que encontramos en el archivo era muy frágil.
The old paper that we found in the archive was very fragile.
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Why is it masculine?
Papel is masculine because it derives from Latin "papyrus," which was a masculine noun in Latin, and Spanish retained this gender through regular sound changes (papyrus > papel). The gender persisted even though the word's meaning shifted from the papyrus plant itself to paper made from other materials.
What is the Spanish word for paper?
The Spanish word for paper is el papel — masculine.
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