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How do you say "skull" in Spanish?
el cráneo
In Spanish, "skull" is el cráneo.
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Pronunciation
You want to land on "el cráneo" - the accent tells you to stress the syllable with 'a'; "el" marks gender, not stress.
Grammar notes
el cráneo is masculine. Its plural is cráneos.
Example sentence
El médico estudió una radiografía del cráneo.
The doctor studied an X-ray of the skull.
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How to remember el cráneo
Say "cráneo" while pointing at (or imagining) a skull - the physical gesture anchors the sound to the meaning.
Related words
- 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
- shoulder el hombro
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Questions about el cráneo
How do you pronounce el cráneo?
You want to land on "el cráneo" - the accent tells you to stress the syllable with 'a'; "el" marks gender, not stress.
Is el cráneo masculine or feminine?
el cráneo is masculine. el cráneo is masculine. Its plural is cráneos.
How is el cráneo used in Spanish?
el cráneo is used the same way as the equivalent English noun. For example: El médico estudió una radiografía del cráneo. (The doctor studied an X-ray of the skull.).
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