cardiólogo
/kaɾˈdjoloɡo/masculine
The English word cardiologist is cardiólogo in Spanish.
A cardiologist is a physician.
Meaning: physician (noun)
Which one should you use?
Use the masculine form cardiólogo when the subject is male or when referring to a group of mixed gender. If you are referring specifically to a female cardiologist, use cardióloga.
How does it change in a sentence?
The noun changes based on gender and number: cardiólogo is the masculine singular, cardióloga is the feminine singular, cardiólogos is the masculine plural and cardiólogas is the feminine plural.
How do you pronounce it?
/kaɾˈdjoloɡo/
Did you know?
- The Spanish word for 'heart' is corazón, but the root used in cardiólogo is a Greek loanword, creating two distinct paths for the same organ in the language.
- Spanish uses the term corazón not just for the organ, but as a common term of endearment similar to 'darling' or 'sweetheart'.
- The word cardiólogo is a 'cultismo', a word borrowed directly from classical languages rather than evolving from common Latin.
Examples in context
- ¿Qué dijo el cardiólogo?What did the cardiologist say?This sentence is useful for asking what the cardiólogo said.Tatoeba #10742541 by Shishir, translation #9015625 by CK
- Tomás es cardiólogo.Tom is a cardiologist.This sentence is useful for stating that Tomás is a cardiólogo.Tatoeba #5147591 by don_ramon, translation #4724935 by CK
- Es cardiólogo.He's a cardiologist.This sentence is useful for stating that he is a cardiólogo.Tatoeba #4325164 by mervert1, translation #1890800 by Spamster
- Mi primo quiere ser cardiólogoMy cousin wants to be a cardiologist
- Visitaré a un especialista en cardiologíaI will visit a specialist in cardiology
- Mi tía es cardiólogaMy aunt is a cardiologist
- La Dra. González es una excelente cardiólogaDr. González is an excellent cardiologist
- 1 more sentence on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Sofía and Daniel are talking about Daniel's health appointment.
- SofíaDaniel, ¿tienes tu cita con el cardiólogo mañana?Daniel, do you have your appointment with the cardiologist tomorrow?
- DanielSí, voy a ver al cardiólogo a las diez.Yes, I am going to see the cardiologist at ten.
- Sofía¿Es un buen cardiólogo?Is he a good cardiologist?
- DanielSí, es el mejor cardiólogo de la ciudad.Yes, he is the best cardiologist in the city.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “cardiologist” translations and entries cardiólogo, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
