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How do you say "sunflower" in Spanish (Latin America)?
el girasol
In Spanish (Latin America), "sunflower" is el girasol.
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Pronunciation
In Latin American speech, "el girasol" sounds roughly like EHL hee-rrah-SOHL, said briskly with flat, even vowels throughout.
Grammar notes
el girasol is masculine. Its plural is girasoles.
Example sentence
El girasol se volvió hacia el sol.
The sunflower turned toward the sun.
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How to remember el girasol
Visualize the shape of a sunflower traced out as you pronounce "girasol" syllable by syllable, turning the word into a tiny piece of choreography.
Related words
- root la raíz
- branch la rama
- trunk el tronco
- leaf la hoja
- seed la semilla
- bud brote
- oak el roble
- pine el pino
- palm la palmera
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Questions about el girasol
How do you pronounce el girasol?
In Latin American speech, "el girasol" sounds roughly like EHL hee-rrah-SOHL, said briskly with flat, even vowels throughout.
Is el girasol masculine or feminine?
el girasol is masculine. el girasol is masculine. Its plural is girasoles.
How is el girasol used in Spanish (Latin America)?
el girasol is used the same way as the equivalent English noun. For example: El girasol se volvió hacia el sol. (The sunflower turned toward the sun.).
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"Sunflower" in other languages
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