🇪🇸 Spanish

sartén

feminine

la sartén

frying pan

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sartén
/la saɾˈten/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say sartén in Spanish?

IPA
/la saɾˈten/

How do you pronounce sartén in Spanish?

sartén is pronounced /la saɾˈten/ in Spanish.

Example sentences

La sartén nueva que compré es perfecta para cocinar huevos.

The new frying pan that I bought is perfect for cooking eggs.

Esta sartén antiadherente es muy resistente y duradera.

This non-stick frying pan is very resistant and durable.

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Why is it feminine?

Sartén is feminine because it derives from Latin "sartago," which was feminine in Latin, and Spanish inherited the feminine gender along with the word; the Latin term itself may be related to "sartus" (patched/mended), though the exact semantic evolution is unclear.

What is the Spanish word for frying pan?

The Spanish word for frying pan is la sartén — feminine.

Gender across languages

LanguageWordArticleGender
🇮🇹 Italianpadellalafeminine
🇵🇹 Portuguesefrigideiraafeminine

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