How to Say "Aluminum" in Spanish

aluminio

/aluminjo/from spelling rules

The Spanish word for aluminum is aluminio.

The word aluminio refers to the lightweight, silvery-white metal used to make things like foil and cans.

How do you pronounce it?

/aluminjo/

In many Spanish-speaking households, papel de aluminio is sometimes called papel de plata, which literally means 'silver paper'.
The Spanish word aluminio is actually a linguistic descendant of the word for 'alum', a type of mineral salt. This connection is visible in the Spanish word for alum, which is alumbre.
The term papel de aluminio is the standard way to say 'aluminum foil', literally translating to 'paper of aluminum'.

El aluminio es un metal.
Aluminum is a metal.
This example shows how to state that aluminio is a metal.
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Se reciclan latas de aluminio.
Aluminum cans are recycled.
This example demonstrates the use of aluminio when discussing the recycling of cans.
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El símbolo del aluminio es Al.
The chemical symbol for aluminum is Al.
This example provides the chemical symbol associated with aluminio.
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La estructura está hecha de aluminio resistente.
The structure is made of sturdy aluminum.
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IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
Word origins: Wiktionary entries aluminio, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.

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