Chin in Spanish
Chin in Spanish is barbilla (bar-BEE-yah), or mentón. It's feminine: la barbilla, plural las barbillas.
- Spanish
- la barbilla
- Say it
- lah bar-BEE-yah
- Gender
- Feminine: la barbilla
- Plural
- las barbillas
- Also said
- el mentón
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Parts of the head and face in Spanish
The other words in step 1 of Body Parts in Spanish.
- la cabezahead · lah kah-BEH-sah
- la caraface · lah KAH-rah
- el pelohair · el PEH-loh
- el ojoeye · el OH-hoh
- la orejaear · lah oh-REH-hah
- la nariznose · lah nah-REES
- la bocamouth · lah BOH-kah
- el labiolip · el LAH-byoh
- el dientetooth · el DYEN-teh
- la lenguatongue · lah LEN-gwah
- la frenteforehead · lah FREN-teh
- la mejillacheek · lah meh-HEE-yah
- la cejaeyebrow · lah SEH-hah
- la pestañaeyelash · lah pehs-TAH-nyah
Questions about barbilla
How do you say chin in Spanish?
Chin in Spanish is la barbilla. You can also say el mentón.
How do you pronounce barbilla?
Say it bar-BEE-yah. The syllable in capitals is stressed: BEE. This guide follows Latin American Spanish.
Is barbilla masculine or feminine in Spanish?
barbilla is feminine, so it takes la: la barbilla. The plural is las barbillas.
What does barbilla mean in English?
In English, la barbilla means chin.
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