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How do you say "volcano" in Spanish?
el volcán
In Spanish, "volcano" is el volcán.
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Pronunciation
Read it aloud as "el volcán" - v sounds almost like a soft b; the accent tells you to stress the syllable with 'a'; "el" marks gender, not stress.
Grammar notes
el volcán is masculine. Its plural is volcanes.
Example sentence
El volcán entró en erupción con humo y lava.
The volcano erupted with smoke and lava.
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How to remember el volcán
Say "volcán" while pointing at (or imagining) a volcano - the physical gesture anchors the sound to the meaning.
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- rainbow el arcoíris
- thunder el trueno
- storm la tormenta
- hurricane el huracán
- tornado el tornado
- frost la escarcha
- drought la sequía
- flood la inundación
- earthquake el terremoto
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Questions about el volcán
How do you pronounce el volcán?
Read it aloud as "el volcán" - v sounds almost like a soft b; the accent tells you to stress the syllable with 'a'; "el" marks gender, not stress.
Is el volcán masculine or feminine?
el volcán is masculine. el volcán is masculine. Its plural is volcanes.
How is el volcán used in Spanish?
el volcán is used the same way as the equivalent English noun. For example: El volcán entró en erupción con humo y lava. (The volcano erupted with smoke and lava.).
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