Charcoal (drawing material) in Spanish
Charcoal (drawing material) in Spanish is carboncillo (kahr-bohn-SEE-yoh). It's masculine: el carboncillo.
- Spanish
- el carboncillo
- Say it
- el kahr-bohn-SEE-yoh
- Gender
- Masculine: el carboncillo
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- el lienzocanvas · el LYEHN-soh
- el pincelpaintbrush (artist’s) · el peen-SEHL
- el caballeteeasel · el kah-bah-YEH-teh
- la paletapalette · lah pah-LEH-tah
- la tintaink · lah TEEN-tah
- el pigmentopigment · el peeg-MEHN-toh
- el óleooil paint · el OH-leh-oh
- la pintura acrílicaacrylic paint · lah peen-TOO-rah ah-KREE-lee-kah
- el cuaderno de bocetossketchbook · el kwah-DEHR-noh deh boh-SEH-tohs
Questions about carboncillo
How do you say charcoal (drawing material) in Spanish?
Charcoal (drawing material) in Spanish is el carboncillo.
How do you pronounce carboncillo?
Say it kahr-bohn-SEE-yoh. The syllable in capitals is stressed: SEE. This guide follows Latin American Spanish.
Is carboncillo masculine or feminine in Spanish?
carboncillo is masculine, so it takes el: el carboncillo.
What does carboncillo mean in English?
In English, el carboncillo means charcoal (drawing material).
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