🇵🇹 Portuguese

abajures

masculine

os abajures

lampshades

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abajures
/us abaˈʒuɾis/
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How do you say abajures in Portuguese?

IPA
/us abaˈʒuɾis/

How do you pronounce abajures in Portuguese?

abajures is pronounced /us abaˈʒuɾis/ in Portuguese.

Example sentences

O abajur novo está quebrado e precisa ser consertado.

The new lamp is broken and needs to be repaired.

Comprei um abajur moderno para deixar meu quarto mais iluminado.

I bought a modern lamp to make my bedroom more illuminated.

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Why is it masculine?

Abajures is masculine in Portuguese. It is a loanword from French "abat-jour" (literally "diminish-day/light"), which is masculine in French. Portuguese retained the masculine gender from the French source word, as is common with French loanwords in Portuguese.

What is the Portuguese word for lampshades?

The Portuguese word for lampshades is os abajures — masculine.

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