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Car in Spanish
“Car” in Spanish is el carro: a masculine noun, pronounced /ˈka.ro/.
In a sentence
Mi hermano lava su carro en la entrada de la casa.
My brother washes his car in the driveway of the house.
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Grammar note
Carro is the usual word in Mexico, Central America and much of South America. In Spain it's el coche, and in Argentina el auto. All three are masculine.
How to remember it
Car and carro both go back to the Latin carrus, a wagon. Roll the double r, the same as in perro.
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