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el.

masculine singular definite article; the

2 characters1 syllables approx.Español language

Meaning & usage

article/el/[el]/eɾ//e/
  1. masculine singular definite article; the

Where this word comes from

From Latin ille. False cognate of Arabic ال (al-).

article/el/[el]/eɾ//e/
  1. feminine singular definite article used before nouns which start with a stressed /a/

    el alma, las almas
    el hacha, las hachas
Where this word comes from

From Old Spanish ela, from Latin illa.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.