Is ‘lápiz’ masculine or feminine in Spanish?

In Spanish, the word ‘lápiz’ (which means ‘pencil’ in English) is masculine. This means that when you use articles or adjectives with ‘lápiz,’ they should be in their masculine forms. For example, you would say ‘el lápiz’ (the pencil) and ‘un lápiz’ (a pencil). The gender of nouns in Spanish is an important aspect of the language, and while many nouns ending in -o are masculine and those ending in -a are feminine, there are exceptions like ‘lápiz.’