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el pulpo
octopus
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How do you say pulpo in Spanish?
How do you pronounce pulpo in Spanish?
pulpo is pronounced /el ˈpulpo/ in Spanish.
Example sentences
El pulpo rojo que vi en el acuario era muy grande.
The red octopus that I saw in the aquarium was very large.
Este pulpo inteligente escapó del tanque porque era demasiado astuto.
This intelligent octopus escaped from the tank because it was too clever.
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Why is it masculine?
Pulpo is masculine because it derives from Latin "polypus," which was itself borrowed from Greek "polypous" (πολύπους), and Latin nouns ending in "-us" are typically masculine. The gender was preserved when the word evolved into Spanish, following standard phonetic changes from Latin to Romance languages.
What is the Spanish word for octopus?
The Spanish word for octopus is el pulpo — masculine.
Gender across languages
| Language | Word | Article | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🇫🇷 French | pieuvre flips! | la | feminine |
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