Skeleton in Spanish
Skeleton in Spanish is esqueleto (ehs-keh-LEH-toh). It's masculine: el esqueleto.
- Spanish
- el esqueleto
- Say it
- el ehs-keh-LEH-toh
- Gender
- Masculine: el esqueleto
- Also
- el esqueleto in Halloween Words in Spanish
One of 30 words in Day of the Dead Words in Spanish: learn them step by step and practise them all.
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
- la Catrinaelegant female skeleton figure · lah kah-TREE-nah
- 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 esqueleto
How do you say skeleton in Spanish?
Skeleton in Spanish is el esqueleto. In halloween words in spanish, skeleton is el esqueleto.
How do you pronounce esqueleto?
Say it ehs-keh-LEH-toh. The syllable in capitals is stressed: LEH. This guide follows Latin American Spanish.
Is esqueleto masculine or feminine in Spanish?
esqueleto is masculine, so it takes el: el esqueleto.
What does esqueleto mean in English?
In English, el esqueleto means skeleton.
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