🇪🇸 Spanish

papeles

masculine

los papeles

papers

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papeles
/los paˈpeles/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say papeles in Spanish?

IPA
/los paˈpeles/

How do you pronounce papeles in Spanish?

papeles is pronounced /los paˈpeles/ 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?

Papeles 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 papers?

The Spanish word for papers is los papeles — masculine.

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