Accordaçúcar
o açúcar
sugar
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How do you say açúcar in Portuguese?
How do you pronounce açúcar in Portuguese?
açúcar is pronounced /u aˈsukaʁ/ in Portuguese.
Example sentences
O açúcar branco é mais refinado do que o açúcar mascavo escuro.
The white sugar is more refined than the dark brown sugar.
O açúcar que comprei estava úmido, então tive que secá-lo no forno.
The sugar that I bought was humid, so I had to dry it in the oven.
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Why is it masculine?
Açúcar is masculine in Portuguese. It derives from Latin "saccharum" (neuter), which was borrowed from Arabic "al-sukkar". However, the explanation contains a critical error: Latin "saccharum" was actually treated as masculine in Late Latin and evolved into masculine forms in Romance languages including Portuguese. The word did not "retain" masculine assignment despite neuter origins—rather, it shifted from neuter to masculine in Late Latin before Portuguese evolved, and Portuguese inherited the masculine gender from this later Latin stage.
What is the Portuguese word for sugar?
The Portuguese word for sugar is o açúcar — masculine.
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