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How do you say "chick" in Spanish?
el pollito
In Spanish, "chick" is el pollito.
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Pronunciation
Pronounced poh-YEE-to, with stress on the first syllable and a soft Y sound.
Grammar notes
Masculine noun taking el. Pollito is the diminutive of pollo (chicken). Plural is pollitos.
Example sentence
En la granja hay tres pollitos amarillos.
On the farm there are three yellow chicks.
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How to remember el pollito
Pollito has 'pollo' in it, which is chicken, and the -ito makes it small, so a baby chick.
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Questions about el pollito
How do you say "chick" in Spanish?
In Spanish, "chick" is el pollito. It is a noun.
Is el pollito masculine or feminine?
Masculine noun taking el. Pollito is the diminutive of pollo (chicken). Plural is pollitos.
How is el pollito used in a sentence?
Use el pollito as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: En la granja hay tres pollitos amarillos. (On the farm there are three yellow chicks.).
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