🇵🇹 Portuguese

aveia

feminine

a aveia

oats

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aveia
/a aˈvejɐ/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say aveia in Portuguese?

IPA
/a aˈvejɐ/

How do you pronounce aveia in Portuguese?

aveia is pronounced /a aˈvejɐ/ in Portuguese.

Example sentences

A aveia integral é mais nutritiva do que a aveia refinada.

Whole oatmeal is more nutritious than refined oatmeal.

A aveia orgânica que comprei ontem está deliciosa no meu café da manhã.

The organic oatmeal that I bought yesterday is delicious in my breakfast.

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Why is it feminine?

Aveia (oats) is feminine because it derives from Latin "avena," which was feminine in gender, a classification that Portuguese retained through its regular sound changes and grammatical inheritance from Vulgar Latin.

What is the Portuguese word for oats?

The Portuguese word for oats is a aveia — feminine.

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