Shoe – el zapato
(Pronounced thah-pah-toh)
To remember that shoe is pronounced thah-pah-toh (zapato) in European Spanish, use the following mnemonic:
The shoe that pa was wearing didn't hide his toe (zapato).
Zapatos is masculine, so it’s el zapato. Think of an elephant being fitted with shoes:
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