Is « avocat » masculine or feminine?

« avocat » is masculine. You say l'avocat.

In English, « avocat » means lawyer; avocado.

Article forms

With the definite article l'avocat
With the indefinite article un avocat
With the partitive article de l'avocat

Plural

The plural is avocats (les avocats). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.

In a sentence

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Common questions

Is « avocat » masculine or feminine?

« avocat » is masculine. You say l'avocat.

« l'avocat » hides the gender. Is « avocat » masculine or feminine?

It is masculine. The article shortens to « l'avocat » for both genders, but you say un avocat, not une avocat, and adjectives take the masculine form.

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