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How to Say "venezuelan" in Spanish

The Spanish word forvenezuelanis venezolanoA1 level. This is a very common word in everyday Spanish.

English → SpanishA1
adjectiveA1
describing an object or a person's origin
A golden-brown cornmeal arepa filled with white cheese on a simple plate.

Examples

Me encanta el café venezolano.

I love Venezuelan coffee.

El equipo venezolano jugó muy bien ayer.

The Venezuelan team played very well yesterday.

La gastronomía venezolana es famosa por sus arepas.

Venezuelan cuisine is famous for its arepas.

Don't use Capital Letters

Unlike English, Spanish doesn't capitalize nationalities or words describing where things come from unless they start a sentence.

Matching the Gender

If you are describing something feminine (like 'comida'), you must change the ending to -a: 'comida venezolana'.

The Capitalization Trap

Mistake:El café Venezolano es rico.

Correction: El café venezolano es rico. (Nationalities are written in lowercase in Spanish).

Other Meanings ofvenezolano

venezolanocan also mean:

  • a person from Venezuela(A1)

See all meanings in the full dictionary entry →

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