🇵🇹 portugués

esponja

Did you know? This word is a cognate — it looks similar in English and has the same meaning. Cognates are usually easier to remember!
feminine

a esponja

sponge

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esponja
/a isˈpõʒɐ/
← masculine feminine →

¿Cómo se dice esponja en portugués?

AFI
/a isˈpõʒɐ/

How do you pronounce esponja in portugués?

esponja is pronounced /a isˈpõʒɐ/ in portugués.

Frases de ejemplo

A esponja amarela que comprei está muito macia e absorve bem a água.

The yellow sponge that I bought is very soft and absorbs water well.

Essa esponja velha e desgastada não é mais útil para limpar a cozinha.

This old and worn-out sponge is no longer useful for cleaning the kitchen.

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¿Por qué es feminine?

Esponja is feminine in Portuguese because it derives from Latin "spongia," which was feminine, and Portuguese retained the feminine gender of its Latin ancestor along with the regular -a ending typical of feminine nouns. The Latin term itself came from Greek "spóngos," and the feminine gender persisted through the Romance languages.

¿Cómo se dice sponge en portugués?

En portugués, sponge se dice a esponja — feminine.

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