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How do you say "desert" in Spanish (Latin America)?
el desierto
In Spanish (Latin America), "desert" is el desierto.
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Pronunciation
"el desierto" comes out close to EL deh-SEEEHR-toh in Latin American speech, with the second-to-last syllable getting the punch and no th sound on any c or z.
Grammar notes
el desierto is masculine. Its plural is desiertos.
Example sentence
El desierto se extendía por millas de arena.
The desert stretched for miles of sand.
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How to remember el desierto
Read the sentence once, picture the scene it describes, then say "desierto" on its own; that pairing of sound and image is what memory actually runs on.
Related words
- rainbow el arcoíris
- thunder el trueno
- storm la tormenta
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- tornado el tornado
- frost la escarcha
- drought la sequía
- flood la inundación
- earthquake el terremoto
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Questions about el desierto
How do you pronounce el desierto?
"el desierto" comes out close to EL deh-SEEEHR-toh in Latin American speech, with the second-to-last syllable getting the punch and no th sound on any c or z.
Is el desierto masculine or feminine?
el desierto is masculine. el desierto is masculine. Its plural is desiertos.
How is el desierto used in Spanish (Latin America)?
el desierto is used the same way as the equivalent English noun. For example: El desierto se extendía por millas de arena. (The desert stretched for miles of sand.).
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