🇫🇷 French

frigo

masculine

le frigo

fridge

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frigo
/lə fʁiɡo/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say frigo in French?

IPA
/lə fʁiɡo/

How do you pronounce frigo in French?

frigo is pronounced /lə fʁiɡo/ in French.

Example sentences

Le frigo est vieux et ne refroidit plus correctement.

The refrigerator is old and no longer cools properly.

Mon frigo blanc est rempli de produits laitiers.

My white refrigerator is full of dairy products.

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Why is it masculine?

Frigo is masculine because it's a shortened form of "frigidaire," which became a genericized trademark in French. While "frigidaire" does relate to Latin "frigidus" (cold), the more direct explanation is that "frigo" is a colloquial abbreviation that retained the masculine gender of its source word "frigidaire." In French, abbreviated forms typically preserve the gender of their parent word rather than adopting new gender assignments.

What is the French word for fridge?

The French word for fridge is le frigo — masculine.

Gender across languages

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🇪🇸 Spanishnevera flips!lafeminine

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