🇪🇸 Spanish

rodajas

feminine

las rodajas

slices

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rodajas
/las roˈðaxas/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say rodajas in Spanish?

IPA
/las roˈðaxas/

How do you pronounce rodajas in Spanish?

rodajas is pronounced /las roˈðaxas/ in Spanish.

Example sentences

La rodaja de limón fresca flotaba en mi bebida.

The fresh lemon slice was floating in my drink.

Cada rodaja delgada de pan tostado era perfecta para la cena.

Each thin slice of toasted bread was perfect for dinner.

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Why is it feminine?

Rodajas is feminine because it derives from the Latin "rota" (wheel), which is a feminine noun. In Spanish, words ending in "-a" derived from feminine Latin nouns typically retain feminine gender. The word originally referred to a small wheel or wheel-like object, and later came to mean a slice or round piece, maintaining its feminine gender throughout this semantic shift.

What is the Spanish word for slices?

The Spanish word for slices is las rodajas — feminine.

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