🇪🇸 Spanish

vinagre

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 vinagre

vinegar

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vinagre
/el biˈnaɡɾe/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say vinagre in Spanish?

IPA
/el biˈnaɡɾe/

How do you pronounce vinagre in Spanish?

vinagre is pronounced /el biˈnaɡɾe/ in Spanish.

Example sentences

El vinagre blanco es perfecto para limpiar las ventanas.

White vinegar is perfect for cleaning the windows.

Este vinagre antiguo es muy valioso porque fue importado de Francia.

This old vinegar is very valuable because it was imported from France.

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Why is it masculine?

Vinagre is masculine because it derives from the Latin compound "vinum acrum" (sour wine), and the masculine noun "vino" (from Latin "vinum") retained its gender through the compound form. The word's gender follows the gender of its primary component, the masculine "vino."

What is the Spanish word for vinegar?

The Spanish word for vinegar is el vinagre — masculine.

Gender across languages

LanguageWordArticleGender
🇫🇷 Frenchvinaigrelemasculine
🇮🇹 Italianacetol'masculine
🇵🇹 Portuguesevinagreomasculine

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