English–Spanish

“mink” in Spanish

Spanish

Pronunciation

IPA/biˈson/

Example

Vi un visón en el zoológico.

I saw a mink at the zoo.

Illustration for visón (mink)

How to say “mink” in Spanish

“Mink” in Spanish is visón.

Dark, sleek mustelid often farmed and traded for its fur.

Full entry for visón: usage tips, similar words and word origin

Example sentences with visón

El visón americano tiene la piel muy densa.

The American mink has very dense fur.

Tips for using visón

  • In Spanish visón often functions as an uncountable noun for the fur, so speakers say piel de visón or abrigo de visón rather than a plural form.

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