Little fish in Spanish
Little fish in Spanish is pececito (peh-seh-SEE-toh). It's masculine: el pececito.
- Spanish
- el pececito
- Say it
- el peh-seh-SEE-toh
- Gender
- Masculine: el pececito
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Spanish diminutives with spelling changes
The other words in step 2 of Spanish Diminutives.
- chiquitovery small (diminutive) · chee-KEE-toh
- el amiguitolittle friend · el ah-mee-GEE-toh
- la agüitalittle bit of water · lah ah-GWEE-tah
- el barquitolittle boat · el bahr-KEE-toh
- el pedacitolittle piece · el peh-dah-SEE-toh
- la lucecitalittle light · lah loo-seh-SEE-tah
- la florecitalittle flower · lah floh-reh-SEE-tah
Questions about pececito
How do you say little fish in Spanish?
Little fish in Spanish is el pececito.
How do you pronounce pececito?
Say it peh-seh-SEE-toh. The syllable in capitals is stressed: SEE. This guide follows Latin American Spanish.
Is pececito masculine or feminine in Spanish?
pececito is masculine, so it takes el: el pececito.
What does pececito mean in English?
In English, el pececito means little fish.
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