🇪🇸 Spanish

tráfico

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masculine

el tráfico

traffic

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tráfico
/el ˈtɾafiko/
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How do you say tráfico in Spanish?

IPA
/el ˈtɾafiko/

How do you pronounce tráfico in Spanish?

tráfico is pronounced /el ˈtɾafiko/ in Spanish.

Example sentences

El tráfico intenso en la autopista causó un retraso de dos horas.

The heavy traffic on the highway caused a two-hour delay.

El tráfico congestionado del centro fue terrible durante la hora pico.

The congested traffic downtown was terrible during rush hour.

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Why is it masculine?

Tráfico is masculine because it derives from Latin "trafficum," which was a masculine noun. The word retained its masculine gender through Spanish's normal gender preservation patterns from Latin, where most nouns ending in -ico of masculine origin remain masculine in Spanish.

What is the Spanish word for traffic?

The Spanish word for traffic is el tráfico — masculine.

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