🇪🇸 Spanish

vagón

Did you know? This word is a cognate — it looks similar in English and has the same meaning. Cognates are usually easier to remember!
masculine

el vagón

wagon

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vagón
/el baˈɡon/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say vagón in Spanish?

IPA
/el baˈɡon/

How do you pronounce vagón in Spanish?

vagón is pronounced /el baˈɡon/ in Spanish.

Example sentences

El vagón rojo llegó tarde a la estación porque tenía problemas mecánicos.

The red car arrived late to the station because it had mechanical problems.

Ese vagón antiguo fue restaurado completamente por los técnicos especializados.

That old car was completely restored by specialized technicians.

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Why is it masculine?

Vagón is masculine because it derives from the French word "wagon," which itself comes from English "wagon," and French nouns ending in "-on" are typically masculine; this gender was preserved when the word entered Spanish. Like most Romance language gender assignments for borrowed words, there's no deeper etymological rule—it's simply an exception that follows the gender pattern of the donor language.

What is the Spanish word for wagon?

The Spanish word for wagon is el vagón — masculine.

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