🇪🇸 Spanish

pescado

masculine

el pescado

fish

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pescado
/el pesˈkaðo/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say pescado in Spanish?

IPA
/el pesˈkaðo/

How do you pronounce pescado in Spanish?

pescado is pronounced /el pesˈkaðo/ in Spanish.

Example sentences

El pescado fresco que compré esta mañana estaba delicioso.

The fresh fish that I bought this morning was delicious.

Este pescado azul es muy rico en omega-3 para la salud.

This blue fish is very rich in omega-3 for health.

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Why is it masculine?

Pescado is masculine because it derives from the Latin past participle "piscatus" (from "piscare," to fish). In Spanish, this past participle evolved into a noun meaning "fish" (as a food product), retaining the masculine gender of the original Latin form.

What is the Spanish word for fish?

The Spanish word for fish is el pescado — masculine.

Gender across languages

LanguageWordArticleGender
🇫🇷 Frenchpoissonlemasculine
🇮🇹 Italianpesceilmasculine
🇵🇹 Portuguesepeixeomasculine

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