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How do you say "ball-point pen" in Mexican Spanish?
la pluma
In Mexican Spanish, "ball-point pen" is la pluma.
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Pronunciation
PLOO-mah, with stress on the first syllable.
Grammar notes
Feminine noun. Plural: plumas. In Mexican Spanish, pluma refers to a ballpoint pen, while in Spain it often means feather or pen in general.
Example sentence
Uso una pluma azul para escribir en mi diario.
I use a blue ballpoint pen to write in my diary.
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How to remember la pluma
Pluma originally meant feather, then became the word for any writing pen. The connection is historical.
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Questions about la pluma
How do you say "ball-point pen" in Mexican Spanish?
In Mexican Spanish, "ball-point pen" is la pluma. It is a noun.
Is la pluma masculine or feminine?
Feminine noun. Plural: plumas. In Mexican Spanish, pluma refers to a ballpoint pen, while in Spain it often means feather or pen in general.
How is la pluma used in a sentence?
Use la pluma as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: Uso una pluma azul para escribir en mi diario. (I use a blue ballpoint pen to write in my diary.).
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