🇵🇹 Portuguese

banqueta

feminine

a banqueta

stool

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banqueta
/a bɐ̃ˈketɐ/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say banqueta in Portuguese?

IPA
/a bɐ̃ˈketɐ/

How do you pronounce banqueta in Portuguese?

banqueta is pronounced /a bɐ̃ˈketɐ/ in Portuguese.

Example sentences

A banqueta velha precisava ser restaurada porque suas pernas estavam quebradas.

The old stool needed to be restored because its legs were broken.

Aquela banqueta azul é muito confortável para sentar enquanto espero na fila.

That blue stool is very comfortable to sit on while I wait in line.

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Why is it feminine?

Banqueta is feminine because it ends in the suffix "-eta", a productive feminine diminutive suffix in Portuguese. In Portuguese, diminutive nouns ending in "-eta" are typically feminine. While the word may have Italian origins (from "banchetta", itself a diminutive of "banco"), the feminine gender is primarily maintained in Portuguese through the standard feminine agreement pattern of words ending in "-eta".

What is the Portuguese word for stool?

The Portuguese word for stool is a banqueta — feminine.

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