abril
April
noun ah-BREEL Common
Origin: From Latin Aprilis, possibly related to Etruscan Apru (Aphrodite).
Usage Note
Abril and all Spanish months are written in lowercase unless they begin a sentence — a key difference from English. The months are masculine (el abril lluvioso) but the article is usually omitted in dates (el 3 de abril). A popular Spanish proverb says Abril, aguas mil ('April, a thousand rains').
Examples
"Mi cumpleaños es en abril."
Natural Translation
My birthday is in April.
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