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How do you say piano in Spanish?
How do you pronounce piano in Spanish?
piano is pronounced /el ˈpjano/ in Spanish.
Example sentences
El piano negro es muy antiguo y necesita un afinador profesional para sonar bien.
The black piano is very old and needs a professional tuner to sound good.
Mi profesor compró un piano nuevo italiano que es considerado el mejor del conservatorio.
My teacher bought a new Italian piano that is considered the best in the conservatory.
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Why is it masculine?
Piano is masculine in Spanish (el piano) because it derives from Italian "pianoforte," which is masculine in Italian, and Spanish retained this gender when adopting the word in the 18th century. The Italian term itself comes from the musical innovation's name, and gender assignment in loanwords often depends on the source language's grammatical gender rather than following Spanish derivational patterns.
What is the Spanish word for piano?
The Spanish word for piano is el piano — masculine.
Gender across languages
| Language | Word | Article | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🇫🇷 French | piano | le | masculine |
| 🇮🇹 Italian | pianoforte | il | masculine |
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