pencil – el lápiz
(Pronounced lah-peeth)
To remember that pencil is pronounced lah-peeth (lápiz) in European Spanish, use the following mnemonic:
Using a pencil, she sketched a lapdog with vicious looking teeth (lápiz).
Lápiz is masculine so it's el lápiz. Imagine an elephant using a pencil.
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