Accordpétalo
el pétalo
petal
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How do you say pétalo in Spanish?
How do you pronounce pétalo in Spanish?
pétalo is pronounced /el ˈpetalo/ in Spanish.
Example sentences
El pétalo rojo cayó lentamente al suelo.
The red petal fell slowly to the ground.
Encontré un pétalo delicado pegado en mi libro antiguo.
I found a delicate petal stuck in my old book.
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Why is it masculine?
Pétalo is masculine because it derives from Latin "petalum," which was neuter in Latin but became masculine in Spanish through a regular sound change (Latin neuter -um endings often became masculine -o in Spanish). The semantic shift from botanical term to a countable object also reinforced masculine gender assignment in Spanish's evolving grammar system.
What is the Spanish word for petal?
The Spanish word for petal is el pétalo — masculine.
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