🇪🇸 Spanish

tazas

feminine

las tazas

cups

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tazas
/las ˈtaθas/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say tazas in Spanish?

IPA
/las ˈtaθas/

How do you pronounce tazas in Spanish?

tazas is pronounced /las ˈtaθas/ in Spanish.

Example sentences

La taza azul está rota y necesita ser reemplazada.

The blue cup is broken and needs to be replaced.

Mi taza favorita desapareció de la cocina esta mañana.

My favorite cup disappeared from the kitchen this morning.

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Why is it feminine?

Tazas is feminine because it derives from the Arabic word "tāssa" (طاسة), which was feminine in Arabic, and this gender was retained when the word entered Spanish during the medieval period when Arabic significantly influenced the language. The -a ending in Spanish typically signals feminine gender, which reinforces this retained feminine classification.

What is the Spanish word for cups?

The Spanish word for cups is las tazas — feminine.

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