🇪🇸 Spanish

sopa

feminine

la sopa

soup

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sopa
/la ˈsopa/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say sopa in Spanish?

IPA
/la ˈsopa/

How do you pronounce sopa in Spanish?

sopa is pronounced /la ˈsopa/ in Spanish.

Example sentences

La sopa caliente está deliciosa.

The hot soup is delicious. (feminine article 'la' and feminine adjective 'caliente' agree with 'sopa')

Esta sopa tradicional mexicana es mi favorita.

This traditional Mexican soup is my favorite. (feminine demonstrative 'esta' and feminine adjectives 'tradicional' and 'favorita' all agree with feminine 'sopa')

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Why is it feminine?

Sopa is feminine because it derives from Latin "suppa," which was a feminine noun referring to bread soaked in liquid, and this gender was preserved when the word evolved into Spanish. Like many Spanish nouns ending in "-a," it retained the feminine gender of its Latin ancestor.

What is the Spanish word for soup?

The Spanish word for soup is la sopa — feminine.

Gender across languages

LanguageWordArticleGender
🇫🇷 Frenchsoupelafeminine
🇮🇹 Italianzuppalafeminine
🇵🇹 Portuguesesopaafeminine

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