pencil – el lápiz
(Pronounced lah-pees)
To remember that pencil is pronounced lah-pees (lápiz) in Latin American Spanish, use the following mnemonic:
Using a pencil, she sketched the last piece (lápiz) of cake.
Lápiz is masculine, so it's el lápiz. Imagine an elephant using a pencil.
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