Shrimp in Spanish
Shrimp in Spanish is camarones (kah-mah-ROH-nehs), or camarón, gambas or gamba. It's masculine and plural: los camarones.
- Spanish
- los camarones
- Say it
- lohs kah-mah-ROH-nehs
- Gender
- Masculine, plural: los camarones
- Also said
- el camarón, las gambas, la gamba
- Note
- Gambas in Spain.
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Meat and fish in Spanish
The other words in step 2 of Food and Drinks in Spanish.
- la carnemeat · lah KAR-neh
- el pollochicken · el POH-yoh
- la carne de resbeef · lah KAR-neh deh RREHS
- el cerdopork · el SEHR-doh
- el jamónham · el hah-MOHN
- la salchichasausage · lah sahl-CHEE-chah
- el pescadofish · el pehs-KAH-doh
- los mariscosseafood · lohs mah-REES-kohs
- el atúntuna · el ah-TOON
- el huevoegg · el WEH-boh
- el tocinobacon · el toh-SEE-noh
Questions about camarones
How do you say shrimp in Spanish?
Shrimp in Spanish is los camarones. You can also say el camarón, las gambas or la gamba. Gambas in Spain.
How do you pronounce camarones?
Say it kah-mah-ROH-nehs. The syllable in capitals is stressed: ROH. This guide follows Latin American Spanish.
Is camarones masculine or feminine in Spanish?
camarones is masculine and plural, so it takes los: los camarones.
What does camarones mean in English?
In English, los camarones means shrimp.
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