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el paraguas
umbrella
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How do you say paraguas in Spanish?
How do you pronounce paraguas in Spanish?
paraguas is pronounced /el paˈɾaɣwas/ in Spanish.
Example sentences
El paraguas rojo que compré ayer es muy resistente.
The red umbrella that I bought yesterday is very resistant.
Mi paraguas favorito está mojado porque lo olvidé abierto.
My favorite umbrella is wet because I left it open.
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Why is it masculine?
Paraguas is masculine because it derives from the verb "parar" (to stop) combined with "aguas" (waters), literally meaning "stop-waters." In Spanish compound words where a verb is combined with a noun, the compound typically takes the gender of the noun element ("aguas" is feminine). However, "paraguas" is masculine, which represents an exception to this pattern. The masculine gender likely became fixed through historical usage and convention rather than following a predictable gender rule.
What is the Spanish word for umbrella?
The Spanish word for umbrella is el paraguas — masculine.
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