🇪🇸 Spanish

zanahorias

feminine

las zanahorias

carrots

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zanahorias
/las θanaˈoɾjas/
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How do you say zanahorias in Spanish?

IPA
/las θanaˈoɾjas/

How do you pronounce zanahorias in Spanish?

zanahorias is pronounced /las θanaˈoɾjas/ in Spanish.

Example sentences

La zanahoria fresca que compré ayer en el mercado es muy dulce.

The fresh carrot that I bought yesterday at the market is very sweet.

Esta zanahoria naranja es perfecta para la ensalada porque está crujiente.

This orange carrot is perfect for the salad because it is crunchy.

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Why is it feminine?

Zanahorias is feminine because it derives from the Arabic word "isfiryya" (or similar variants), which was grammatically feminine, and this gender was preserved when the word was adopted into Spanish during the medieval period when Arabic significantly influenced the language. Like many Arabic loanwords in Spanish, it retained its original gender classification rather than following typical Spanish noun patterns.

What is the Spanish word for carrots?

The Spanish word for carrots is las zanahorias — feminine.

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