🇫🇷 French

visa

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

le visa

visa

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visa
/lə viza/
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How do you say visa in French?

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/lə viza/

How do you pronounce visa in French?

visa is pronounced /lə viza/ in French.

Example sentences

Le visa américain est très difficile à obtenir cette année.

The American visa is very difficult to obtain this year.

Mon visa expiré m'a empêché de voyager en Europe.

My expired visa prevented me from traveling to Europe.

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Why is it masculine?

Visa is masculine in French (un visa). While the word does derive from Latin, the etymology explanation is problematic. "Visa" comes from the Latin past participle "visa" (feminine plural of "visus"), used in the phrase "visa" meaning "things seen" or "examined." However, in French, "visa" was adopted as a masculine singular noun, likely due to the way it was integrated into French morphology and usage patterns rather than through direct preservation of Latin gender. The word refers to an official mark or endorsement on a document.

What is the French word for visa?

The French word for visa is le visa — masculine.

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