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How do you say "rectangle" in Spanish (Latin America)?
el rectángulo
In Spanish (Latin America), "rectangle" is el rectángulo.
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Pronunciation
Try EHL rrehs-TAHN-goo-loh for "el rectángulo," tapping a single quick r if one shows up and keeping the stress on the middle part.
Grammar notes
el rectángulo is masculine. Its plural is rectángulos.
Example sentence
La puerta tiene forma de rectángulo.
The door is shaped like a rectangle.
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How to remember el rectángulo
Link it in your mind to how "rectángulo" looks almost like the English word "rectangle" itself, since Spanish borrowed the same Latin root, so the meaning should stick fast.
Related words
- circle el círculo
- triangle el triángulo
- diamond el diamante
- oval el óvalo
- hexagon el hexágono
- pentagon el pentágono
- cube el cubo
- sphere la esfera
- cylinder el cilindro
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Questions about el rectángulo
How do you pronounce el rectángulo?
Try EHL rrehs-TAHN-goo-loh for "el rectángulo," tapping a single quick r if one shows up and keeping the stress on the middle part.
Is el rectángulo masculine or feminine?
el rectángulo is masculine. el rectángulo is masculine. Its plural is rectángulos.
How is el rectángulo used in Spanish (Latin America)?
el rectángulo is used the same way as the equivalent English noun. For example: La puerta tiene forma de rectángulo. (The door is shaped like a rectangle.).
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"Rectangle" in other languages
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