neutro
neutral
adjective NEH-oo-troh Rare
Origin: Latin neuter (neither of two)
Also means
neuter
Usage Note
Neutro covers several meanings: politically neutral (un país neutro), grammatically neuter (el género neutro), and chemically neutral (pH 7). The grammatical sense is especially useful for learners because Spanish has a neuter pronoun ello and neuter demonstratives esto, eso, aquello, even though nouns are only masculine or feminine.
Examples
"El árbitro intentó mantenerse neutro."
Natural Translation
The referee tried to stay neutral.
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