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How to Say "precocious" in Spanish

The Spanish word forprecociousis precozB2 level.

English → SpanishB2

precoz

adjectiveB2
referring to a child developing skills very early
A very young child sitting on a stool playing a grand piano with focus and skill.

Examples

Mozart fue un niño muy precoz que componía música a los cinco años.

Mozart was a very precocious child who composed music at five years old.

Tiene un talento precoz para las matemáticas.

She has a precocious talent for mathematics.

Esta variedad de tomate es muy precoz y madura rápido.

This variety of tomato is very early-developing and ripens fast.

One word for both genders

This word is the same whether you are describing a boy or a girl. You don't need to change the 'z' to an 'a' for feminine words.

Special Plural Spelling

When you want to make this word plural, the 'z' changes to a 'c' before adding '-es'. So, one person is 'precoz,' but two people are 'precoces'.

The 'Precoza' Error

Mistake:La niña es precoza.

Correction: La niña es precoz.

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