Elegant female skeleton figure in Spanish
Elegant female skeleton figure in Spanish is Catrina (kah-TREE-nah). It's feminine: la Catrina.
- Spanish
- la Catrina
- Say it
- lah kah-TREE-nah
- Gender
- Feminine: la Catrina
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Spanish Day of the Dead food and art terms
The other words in step 3 of Day of the Dead Words in Spanish.
- el pan de muertoDay of the Dead bread · el PAHN deh MWEHR-toh
- la calaverita de azúcarsugar skull · lah kah-lah-beh-REE-tah deh ah-SOO-kahr
- la calaveraskull · lah kah-lah-BEH-rah
- el esqueletoskeleton · el ehs-keh-LEH-toh
- la calaverita literariaplayful Day of the Dead verse · lah kah-lah-beh-REE-tah lee-teh-RAH-ryah
- el tamaltamal · el tah-MAHL
- el molemole sauce · el MOH-leh
- el atoleatole (corn-based drink) · el ah-TOH-leh
- la calabaza en tachacandied pumpkin · lah kah-lah-BAH-sah en TAH-chah
Questions about Catrina
How do you say elegant female skeleton figure in Spanish?
Elegant female skeleton figure in Spanish is la Catrina.
How do you pronounce Catrina?
Say it kah-TREE-nah. The syllable in capitals is stressed: TREE. This guide follows Latin American Spanish.
Is Catrina masculine or feminine in Spanish?
Catrina is feminine, so it takes la: la Catrina.
What does Catrina mean in English?
In English, la Catrina means elegant female skeleton figure.
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