Etymology

sol de mayos

Spanish Sol de Mayo
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  1. Spanish · borrowed fromSol de Mayo
  2. English todaySol de Mayos

Borrowed from Spanish Sol de Mayo. In English, the plural for the phrase is Sol de Mayos, while in Spanish, it correctly changes to Soles de Mayo. In English, a plural is often formed by adding an "s" to the end of the full phrase; in Spanish, a plural is formed by making the noun sol plural (soles), leaving the prepositional phrase de mayo unchanged.

Words from the same roots

SpanishSol de Mayo all →

sol de mayo

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