🇪🇸 Spanish

pollos

masculine

los pollos

chickens

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pollos
/los ˈpoʎos/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say pollos in Spanish?

IPA
/los ˈpoʎos/

How do you pronounce pollos in Spanish?

pollos is pronounced /los ˈpoʎos/ in Spanish.

Example sentences

El pollo asado que compramos ayer estaba delicioso y jugoso.

The roasted chicken that we bought yesterday was delicious and juicy.

Mi pollo favorito es el pequeño y blanco que vive en mi granja.

My favorite rooster is the small and white one that lives on my farm.

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Why is it masculine?

Pollos is masculine because it derives from Latin "pullus," which was grammatically masculine and originally meant a young animal (chick, colt, or cub) before becoming specialized for chickens in Romance languages. The masculine gender was simply inherited from the Latin masculine declension pattern.

What is the Spanish word for chickens?

The Spanish word for chickens is los pollos — masculine.

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