English–Spanish
“bat” in Spanish
Pronunciation
IPA/muɾˈθjelaɣo/
Example
Anoche vi un murciélago en el jardín.
Last night I saw a bat in the garden.
How to say “bat” in Spanish
“Bat” in Spanish is murciélago.
Nocturnal flying mammal that locates prey by echolocation and feeds on insects or small animals.
Example sentences with murciélago
Los murciélagos salen al anochecer para buscar insectos.
Bats come out at dusk to look for insects.
Tips for using murciélago
- In Spanish descriptive phrases the descriptor usually follows the noun, as in murciélago vampiro for vampire bat rather than vampiro murciélago, and the plural is murciélagos.
Other Spanish words for “bat”
¿Tienes un bate para el partido?
Do you have a bat for the game?