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How do you say "frying pan" in Mexican Spanish?
el Sartén
In Mexican Spanish, "frying pan" is el Sartén.
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Pronunciation
Say 'sar-TEN'. The stress is on the second syllable, and the final n is pronounced clearly.
Grammar notes
El sartén is masculine (sometimes la sartén in some regions, but el is standard in Mexico). Plural: los sartenes.
Example sentence
Cociné en el sartén.
I cooked in the frying pan.
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How to remember el Sartén
Sarten sounds like sword-ten. Picture a frying pan as a knight's shield from a medieval kitchen.
Related words
- beef la carne
- breakfast el desayuno
- cd el disco compacto
- cushion la almohada
- drink la bebida
- dumplings los dumplings
- ice cream el helado
- plate el plato
- sandwich el sandwich
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Questions about el Sartén
How do you say "frying pan" in Mexican Spanish?
In Mexican Spanish, "frying pan" is el Sartén. It is a noun.
Is el Sartén masculine or feminine?
El sartén is masculine (sometimes la sartén in some regions, but el is standard in Mexico). Plural: los sartenes.
How is el Sartén used in a sentence?
Use el Sartén as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: Cociné en el sartén. (I cooked in the frying pan.).
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