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How to Say "drumhead" in Spanish

The Spanish word fordrumheadis parcheA2 level. This is a very common word in everyday Spanish.

English → SpanishA2

parche

nounA2
the skin of a drum
A colorful patch sewn onto the knee of blue denim jeans.

Examples

Le puse un parche a mi pantalón favorito.

I put a patch on my favorite pants.

El mecánico arregló el pinchazo con un parche.

The mechanic fixed the puncture with a patch.

Tengo que tensar el parche de la batería.

I have to tighten the drumhead of the drum set.

Using 'un' with Parche

Since 'parche' is a masculine noun ending in 'e', you use 'un' or 'el'. Don't let the 'e' ending trick you into thinking it's feminine!

Patching vs. Fixing

Mistake:Yo parche mi ropa.

Correction: Yo le pongo un parche a mi ropa.

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