🇪🇸 Spanish

perros

masculine

los perros

dogs

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perros
/los ˈperos/
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How do you say perros in Spanish?

IPA
/los ˈperos/

How do you pronounce perros in Spanish?

perros is pronounced /los ˈperos/ in Spanish.

Example sentences

El perro marrón es muy inteligente y obediente.

The brown dog is very intelligent and obedient.

Mi perro pequeño está cansado después de jugar todo el día.

My small dog is tired after playing all day.

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Why is it masculine?

Perros is a masculine noun meaning "dog" in Spanish. It descends from Vulgar Latin "perro" or possibly from an onomatopoetic origin (imitating a dog's bark). The word has been masculine since its earliest attestations in Old Spanish. While some animal names in Spanish show gender variation, "perro" has consistently maintained masculine gender throughout its documented history. Its gender follows the general pattern of Spanish nouns and does not represent an exception.

What is the Spanish word for dogs?

The Spanish word for dogs is los perros — masculine.

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