English–Spanish

“pen” in Spanish

Spanish

Pronunciation

IPA/ˈpluma/

Example

¿Puedo tomar prestada tu pluma?

Can I borrow your pen?

Illustration for pluma (pen)

How to say “pen” in Spanish

“Pen” in Spanish is pluma.

Bird feather formed into a writing quill.

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

Example sentences with pluma

Firmó el documento con una pluma elegante.

He signed the document with an elegant pen.

Tips for using pluma

  • In Spain pluma often implies a fountain pen, while in much of Latin America pluma commonly denotes a ballpoint, and speakers who mean a ballpoint usually say bolígrafo.

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