gasa
/ˈɡasa/feminine
The English word "gauze" is translated into Spanish as gasa.
Gasa refers to a cotton fabric used as surgical dressing.
Meaning: cotton fabric used as surgical dressing (noun)
How does it change in a sentence?
The noun gasa is feminine. It follows standard Spanish pluralization rules by adding -s to form las gasas (the gauzes).
How do you pronounce it?
/ˈɡasa/
Did you know?
- While we use it for cotton today, the word gasa actually traces its roots back to the Arabic word for 'silk'.
- In Spanish, gasa is also used in fashion to describe a lightweight, translucent fabric used for scarves and dresses.
Examples in context
- Por favor, cambie el vendaje de la herida todos los días.Please change the dressing on the wound every day.
- Oye, ¿tienes gasa para cubrir esta cortadura?Hey, do you have gauze to cover this cut?
- Necesito unas gasas para limpiar la herida.I need some gauze to clean the wound.
- Necesito una gasa para la herida.I need a gauze for the wound.
- La gasa está muy limpia.The gauze is very clean.
- Pon una gasa sobre el corte.Put a gauze over the cut.
Example conversation
Lucía is helping Javier with a small scrape on his arm.
- LucíaJavier, deja que limpie eso con una gasa.Javier, let me clean that with some gauze.
- JavierEstá bien, gracias por ayudarme, Lucía.That's fine, thanks for helping me, Lucía.
- LucíaAhora voy a cubrirlo con más gasa.Now I am going to cover it with more gauze.
- JavierYa no me duele nada.It doesn't hurt at all anymore.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “gauze” translations and entries gasa, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries gasa, CC BY-SA 4.0.
