🇪🇸 Spanish

playas

feminine

las playas

beaches

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playas
/las ˈplaʝas/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say playas in Spanish?

IPA
/las ˈplaʝas/

How do you pronounce playas in Spanish?

playas is pronounced /las ˈplaʝas/ in Spanish.

Example sentences

La playa hermosa estaba llena de turistas durante el verano.

The beautiful beach was full of tourists during the summer.

Esta playa mexicana es muy popular porque tiene arena blanca y aguas claras.

This Mexican beach is very popular because it has white sand and clear waters.

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Why is it feminine?

Playas is feminine because it derives from Latin "plagia" (a broad, flat area or beach), which was a feminine noun, and Spanish retained the feminine gender of its Latin source. The -a ending in Spanish typically signals feminine nouns, reinforcing this inheritance from Latin.

What is the Spanish word for beaches?

The Spanish word for beaches is las playas — feminine.

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