🇪🇸 Spanish

pasteles

masculine

los pasteles

cakes

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pasteles
/los pasˈteles/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say pasteles in Spanish?

IPA
/los pasˈteles/

How do you pronounce pasteles in Spanish?

pasteles is pronounced /los pasˈteles/ in Spanish.

Example sentences

El pastel delicioso que compré ayer fue muy caro.

The delicious cake that I bought yesterday was very expensive.

Este pastel chocolate es el favorito de mi hijo pequeño.

This chocolate cake is my little son's favorite.

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Why is it masculine?

Pasteles is masculine in Spanish because it derives from the Latin "pastillus" (a small loaf or paste), which retained the masculine gender of its Latin source through the regular sound changes that produced the Spanish word.

What is the Spanish word for cakes?

The Spanish word for cakes is los pasteles — masculine.

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