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What's the plural of "suéter"?

In Mexico, most of the times is called "sueters".

Is it "sueters" or "suéteres"?

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According to Word Magic and Wiktionary suéteres is the correct word.

This is a word borrowed from English word sweater and when the noun ends with -r you must form the plural with -es(Formación del plural en español)

Sustantivos y adjetivos terminados en -l, -r, -n, -d, -z, -j. Si no van precedidas de otra consonante, forman el plural con -es: dócil, pl. dóciles; color, pl. colores; pan, pl. panes; césped, pl. céspedes; cáliz, pl. cálices; reloj, pl. relojes. Los extranjerismos que terminen en estas consonantes deben seguir esta misma regla: píxel, pl. píxeles; máster, pl. másteres; pin, pl. pines; interfaz, pl. interfaces; sij, pl. sijes. Son excepción las palabras esdrújulas, que permanecen invariables en plural: polisíndeton, pl. (los) polisíndeton; trávelin, pl. (los) trávelin; cáterin, pl. (los) cáterin. Excepcionalmente, el plural de hipérbaton es hipérbatos.

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