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How do you say "liver" in Spanish?
el hígado
In Spanish, "liver" is el hígado.
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Pronunciation
It comes out as "el hígado" - the h is silent; the accent tells you to stress the syllable with 'i'; "el" marks gender, not stress.
Grammar notes
el hígado is masculine. Its plural is hígados.
Example sentence
El hígado ayuda a limpiar la sangre.
The liver helps clean the blood.
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How to remember el hígado
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Related words
- skull el cráneo
- spine la columna vertebral
- rib la costilla
- skin la piel
- nail el clavo
- elbow el codo
- wrist la muñeca
- ankle el tobillo
- knee la rodilla
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Questions about el hígado
How do you pronounce el hígado?
It comes out as "el hígado" - the h is silent; the accent tells you to stress the syllable with 'i'; "el" marks gender, not stress.
Is el hígado masculine or feminine?
el hígado is masculine. el hígado is masculine. Its plural is hígados.
How is el hígado used in Spanish?
el hígado is used the same way as the equivalent English noun. For example: El hígado ayuda a limpiar la sangre. (The liver helps clean the blood.).
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