Ship in Spanish
Ship in Spanish is barco (BAR-koh), or buque. It's masculine: el barco, plural los barcos.
- Spanish
- el barco
- Say it
- el BAR-koh
- Gender
- Masculine: el barco
- Plural
- los barcos
- Also said
- el buque
- Note
- Any boat or ship.
One of 48 words in Transportation in Spanish: learn them step by step and practise them all.
Trains, planes and boats in Spanish
The other words in step 2 of Transportation in Spanish.
- el trentrain · el TREN
- el metrosubway · el MEH-troh
- el tranvíatram · el trahm-BEE-ah
- el aviónairplane · el ah-BYOHN
- el helicópterohelicopter · el eh-lee-KOHP-teh-roh
- el boteboat (small) · el BOH-teh
- el ferryferry · el FEH-rree
- el crucerocruise ship · el kroo-SEH-roh
- despegarto take off · dehs-peh-GAR
- aterrizarto land · ah-teh-rree-SAR
Questions about barco
How do you say ship in Spanish?
Ship in Spanish is el barco. You can also say el buque. Any boat or ship.
How do you pronounce barco?
Say it BAR-koh. The syllable in capitals is stressed: BAR. This guide follows Latin American Spanish.
Is barco masculine or feminine in Spanish?
barco is masculine, so it takes el: el barco. The plural is los barcos.
What does barco mean in English?
In English, el barco means ship.
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