How to Say "manly" in Spanish
The Spanish word for “manly” is “masculino” — A1 level. This is a very common word in everyday Spanish.
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describing traits typically associated with men
Examples
El baño masculino está al final del pasillo.
The men's room is at the end of the hallway.
Tiene una voz muy masculina.
He has a very masculine voice.
En español, 'perro' es un nombre masculino.
In Spanish, 'perro' (dog) is a masculine noun.
The 'O' Ending
Most words describing things that are masculine end in 'o', like 'libro' or 'gato'.
Gender Matching
In Spanish, words like 'the' (el) and 'a' (un) must match the masculine word they are with.
Confusing Male and Masculine
Mistake: “Thinking only living things can be 'masculino'.”
Correction: In Spanish, even objects like 'teléfono' (phone) are 'masculino' simply because of how the word is built.
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