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el talón
heel
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How do you say talón in Spanish?
How do you pronounce talón in Spanish?
talón is pronounced /el taˈlon/ in Spanish.
Example sentences
El talón roto del zapato necesita ser reparado por el zapatero.
The broken heel of the shoe needs to be repaired by the shoemaker.
El talón izquierdo está inflamado después de correr el maratón.
The left heel is swollen after running the marathon.
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Why is it masculine?
Talón is masculine because it derives from Latin "talus" (ankle bone, heel bone), which was a masculine noun in Latin. Spanish inherited this grammatical gender, and the word underwent regular sound changes where Latin -us masculine nouns typically became Spanish -ón nouns while retaining their masculine gender. This follows the productive pattern in Spanish where many Latin masculine nouns ending in -us developed into Spanish nouns ending in -ón (e.g., Latin "sinus" → Spanish "seno", Latin "sonus" → Spanish "sonido").
What is the Spanish word for heel?
The Spanish word for heel is el talón — masculine.
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