How to Say "sloth" in Spanish
The Spanish word for “sloth” is “perezoso” — B1 level.
English → SpanishB1
nounB1
the animal
Examples
El perezoso es un animal que vive en las selvas de Centroamérica.
The sloth is an animal that lives in the jungles of Central America.
Los perezosos pasan la mayor parte del tiempo durmiendo en los árboles.
Sloths spend most of their time sleeping in trees.
Vimos un perezoso de tres dedos cruzando el camino.
We saw a three-toed sloth crossing the road.
Always Masculine
Even if the sloth animal is female, the word for the species is 'el perezoso'. If you need to specify, you say 'el perezoso hembra'.
The Sin vs. The Animal
Mistake: “Using 'perezoso' to refer to the 'Seven Deadly Sins'.”
Correction: The sin of laziness is 'la pereza'. 'El perezoso' is the animal or a lazy person.
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