el
masculine
/baˈɾon/
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Translation
male, boy
Word origin
From Latin varo ('bow-legged man, blockhead'), later influenced by the sense of a grown man. In Spanish it settled as the word for a male person or boy.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- varo
Grammar
Gendermasculine
Pluralvarones
Examples
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They had a boy after two girls.
marcar .
On the form you have to tick male or female.
¿ hembra ?
Is the baby a boy or a girl?
primer heredó finca.
The first male child inherited the estate.
¡ sano !
He is a healthy, strong boy!
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