Avocado (Chile) in Spanish
Avocado (Chile) in Spanish is palta (PAHL-tah). It's feminine: la palta.
- Spanish
- la palta
- Say it
- lah PAHL-tah
- Gender
- Feminine: la palta
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Chilean food and meal words
The other words in step 3 of Chilean Spanish Words.
- la frutillastrawberry (Chile) · lah froo-TEE-yah
- el choclocorn (Chile) · el CHOH-kloh
- el porotobean (Chile) · el poh-ROH-toh
- el zapallopumpkin / squash (Chile) · el sah-PAH-yoh
- el completoChilean loaded hot dog · el kohm-PLEH-toh
- la onceafternoon or evening tea meal (Chile) · lah OHN-seh
- la marraquetacrusty bread roll (Chile) · lah mah-rah-KEH-tah
- el motecooked hulled grain · el MOH-teh
- la empanadastuffed pastry · lah ehm-pah-NAH-dah
Questions about palta
How do you say avocado (Chile) in Spanish?
Avocado (Chile) in Spanish is la palta.
How do you pronounce palta?
Say it PAHL-tah. The syllable in capitals is stressed: PAHL. This guide follows Latin American Spanish.
Is palta masculine or feminine in Spanish?
palta is feminine, so it takes la: la palta.
What does palta mean in English?
In English, la palta means avocado (Chile).
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