🇵🇹 Portuguese

abacaxis

masculine

os abacaxis

pineapples

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abacaxis
/us abakaˈʃis/
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How do you say abacaxis in Portuguese?

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/us abakaˈʃis/

How do you pronounce abacaxis in Portuguese?

abacaxis is pronounced /us abakaˈʃis/ in Portuguese.

Example sentences

O abacaxi maduro que comprei ontem estava delicioso.

The ripe pineapple that I bought yesterday was delicious.

Aquele abacaxi grande e amarelo é o melhor da feira.

That big and yellow pineapple is the best one at the market.

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Why is it masculine?

Abacaxis is masculine in Portuguese. It derives from Tupi "ibá-ka-ati" (meaning "fruit that smells"), which was absorbed into Portuguese during colonial contact. The word retained masculine gender, though the exact mechanism of gender assignment in borrowed words from indigenous languages is not entirely clear. The final "-i" ending may have reinforced its categorization as masculine, as many Portuguese masculine nouns end in this vowel.

What is the Portuguese word for pineapples?

The Portuguese word for pineapples is os abacaxis — masculine.

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