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How do you say "hail" in Spanish?
granizo
In Spanish, "hail" is granizo.
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Pronunciation
Say grah-NEE-zoh. Stress is on the first syllable. The g is hard.
Grammar notes
Granizo is a masculine noun (el granizo). It's the frozen precipitation.
Example sentence
El granizo danó los cultivos.
The hail damaged the crops.
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How to remember granizo
Granizo has grano (grain), and hailstones are like small grains of ice.
Related words
- clear despejado
- eighty-nine ochenta y nueve
- freezing congelación
- green verde
- heavy rain lluvia fuerte
- light ligero
- new nuevo
- thirty-eight treinta y ocho
- thirty-seven treinta y siete
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Questions about granizo
How do you say "hail" in Spanish?
In Spanish, "hail" is granizo. It is a noun.
How is granizo written in Spanish?
granizo is written using the standard Spanish script.
How is granizo used in a sentence?
Use granizo as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: El granizo danó los cultivos. (The hail damaged the crops.).
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