Jeans (Puerto Rico) in Spanish
Jeans (Puerto Rico) in Spanish is mahones (mah-HOH-nehs), or mahón. It's masculine and plural: los mahones.
- Spanish
- los mahones
- Say it
- lohs mah-HOH-nehs
- Gender
- Masculine, plural: los mahones
- Also said
- el mahón
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Puerto Rican words for transport and household objects
The other words in step 2 of Puerto Rican Spanish Words.
- el zafacóntrash can (Puerto Rico) · el sah-fah-KOHN
- los chavosmoney (Puerto Rican informal) · lohs CHAH-bohs
- el vellónnickel / five-cent coin (Puerto Rico) · el beh-YOHN
- la guaguabus (Puerto Rico) · lah GWAH-gwah
- la marquesinacarport (Puerto Rico) · lah mahr-keh-SEE-nah
- el abanicofan (household; Puerto Rico) · el ah-bah-NEE-koh
- el sorbetodrinking straw (Puerto Rico) · el sor-BEH-toh
- el mapomop (Puerto Rico) · el MAH-poh
- la neverarefrigerator (Puerto Rico) · lah neh-BEH-rah
Questions about mahones
How do you say jeans (Puerto Rico) in Spanish?
Jeans (Puerto Rico) in Spanish is los mahones. You can also say el mahón.
How do you pronounce mahones?
Say it mah-HOH-nehs. The syllable in capitals is stressed: HOH. This guide follows Latin American Spanish.
Is mahones masculine or feminine in Spanish?
mahones is masculine and plural, so it takes los: los mahones.
What does mahones mean in English?
In English, los mahones means jeans (Puerto Rico).
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Updated · Pronunciation guides use Latin American Spanish.