cloro
/ˈkloɾo/masculine
The Spanish word for "chlorine" is cloro.
cloro refers to the chemical element chlorine.
Meaning: chemical element (noun)
Is it said differently in some regions?
In Spain, the term lejía is used to refer to bleach, which often contains chlorine.
How does it change in a sentence?
cloro is a masculine noun.
How do you pronounce it?
/ˈkloɾo/
Did you know?
- While cloro is the element, many Spanish speakers in Latin America use cloro as the common word for household bleach, whereas in Spain they use lejía.
- The word cloro shares the same Greek root as clorofila, the pigment that makes plants green.
- The name cloro is rooted in the Greek word for a 'pale green' color, which describes the distinctive greenish hue of chlorine gas.
Examples in context
- La sal común está compuesta de átomos de sodio y cloro.Table salt is composed of sodium and chlorine atoms.This sentence shows the composition of table salt using cloro.Tatoeba #10361819 by Seael, translation #3957928 by Hybrid
- El hidrógeno, el nitrógeno, el oxígeno, el flúor, el cloro, el bromo y el yodo son elementos diatómicos.Hydrogen, nitrogen, oxygen, fluorine, chlorine, bromine and iodine are diatomic elements.This sentence lists several diatomic elements, including cloro.Tatoeba #13593914 by mexicanhere, translation #13595171 by araneo
- Me encargo de poner cloro en la piscina todos los días.I'm in charge of adding chlorine to the pool every day.
- El cloro se usa para desinfectar el agua.Chlorine is used to disinfect water.
- 1 more sentence on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Javier and María are talking about cleaning the swimming pool.
- Javier¿Hay mucho cloro en la piscina?Is there a lot of chlorine in the pool?
- MaríaNo, Javier, el nivel es muy bajo.No, Javier, the level is very low.
- JavierEntonces debemos añadir un poco de cloro.Then we should add a little chlorine.
- MaríaTienes razón, yo lo haré ahora.You are right, I will do it now.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “chlorine” translations and entries cloro, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries cloro, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
