Zucchini in Spanish
Zucchini in Spanish is calabacín (kah-lah-bah-SEEN), or calabacita or zapallito. It's masculine: el calabacín.
- Spanish
- el calabacín
- Say it
- el kah-lah-bah-SEEN
- Gender
- Masculine: el calabacín
- Also said
- la calabacita, el zapallito
One of 32 words in Vegetables in Spanish: learn them step by step and practise them all.
Greens, squash and mushrooms in Spanish
The other words in step 3 of Vegetables in Spanish.
- el brócolibroccoli · el BROH-koh-lee
- la coliflorcauliflower · lah koh-lee-FLOR
- la espinacaspinach · lah ehs-pee-NAH-kah
- la berenjenaeggplant · lah beh-ren-HEH-nah
- la calabazapumpkin · lah kah-lah-BAH-sah
- el champiñónmushroom · el chahm-pee-NYOHN
- el apiocelery · el AH-pyoh
- la colcabbage · lah KOHL
- la acelgachard · lah ah-SEHL-gah
- el puerroleek · el PWEH-rroh
- el espárragoasparagus spear · el ehs-PAH-rrah-goh
Questions about calabacín
How do you say zucchini in Spanish?
Zucchini in Spanish is el calabacín. You can also say la calabacita or el zapallito.
How do you pronounce calabacín?
Say it kah-lah-bah-SEEN. The syllable in capitals is stressed: SEEN. This guide follows Latin American Spanish.
Is calabacín masculine or feminine in Spanish?
calabacín is masculine, so it takes el: el calabacín.
What does calabacín mean in English?
In English, el calabacín means zucchini.
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