🇪🇸 Spanish

prejuicio

Did you know? This word is a cognate — it looks similar in English and has the same meaning. Cognates are usually easier to remember!
masculine

el prejuicio

prejudice

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prejuicio
/el pɾexˈwiθjo/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say prejuicio in Spanish?

IPA
/el pɾexˈwiθjo/

How do you pronounce prejuicio in Spanish?

prejuicio is pronounced /el pɾexˈwiθjo/ in Spanish.

Example sentences

El prejuicio racial es un problema social grave que afecta a muchas comunidades.

Racial prejudice is a serious social problem that affects many communities.

Ese prejuicio antiguo y profundo ha sido transmitido de generación en generación.

That old and deep prejudice has been passed down from generation to generation.

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Why is it masculine?

Prejuicio is masculine because it derives from the Latin "praeiudicium" (a preliminary judgment), which is a neuter noun in Latin but was reanalyzed as masculine when adopted into Spanish, likely due to its ending in -o which conventionally marks masculine nouns in Spanish.

What is the Spanish word for prejudice?

The Spanish word for prejudice is el prejuicio — masculine.

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