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How do you say "pier" in Spanish?
el muelle
In Spanish, "pier" is el muelle.
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Pronunciation
Say el mweh-YEH, stress on the last syllable, with the ue forming a quick 'weh' sound.
Grammar notes
el muelle is masculine. Its plural is muelles.
Example sentence
Caminamos hasta el final del muelle.
We walked to the end of the pier.
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How to remember el muelle
Muelle also means 'spring', like the coiled kind, though here picture a long wooden dock instead.
Related words
- courtyard el patio
- plaza la plaza
- square la plaza
- monument el monumento
- lighthouse el faro
- dock el muelle
- marina la marina
- suburb el suburbio
- countryside el campo
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Questions about el muelle
How do you pronounce el muelle?
Say el mweh-YEH, stress on the last syllable, with the ue forming a quick 'weh' sound.
Is el muelle masculine or feminine?
el muelle is masculine. el muelle is masculine. Its plural is muelles.
How is el muelle used in Spanish?
el muelle is used the same way as the equivalent English noun. For example: Caminamos hasta el final del muelle. (We walked to the end of the pier.).
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