Accordriñones
los riñones
kidneys
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How do you say riñones in Spanish?
How do you pronounce riñones in Spanish?
riñones is pronounced /los riˈɲones/ in Spanish.
Example sentences
El riñón izquierdo del paciente está dañado y necesita un trasplante urgente.
The patient's left kidney is damaged and needs an urgent transplant.
El riñón derecho es más grande que el izquierdo en este caso excepcional.
The right kidney is larger than the left one in this exceptional case.
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Why is it masculine?
Riñones is masculine because it derives from Latin "renio" (a variant of "ren"), which was a masculine noun; Spanish inherited the masculine gender from its Latin ancestor. The -ón suffix in Spanish typically creates masculine nouns, reinforcing the original Latin gender.
What is the Spanish word for kidneys?
The Spanish word for kidneys is los riñones — masculine.
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