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a barba
beard
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How do you say barba in Portuguese?
How do you pronounce barba in Portuguese?
barba is pronounced /a ˈbaʁbɐ/ in Portuguese.
Example sentences
A barba comprida do meu avó é muito branca e impressionante.
My grandfather's long beard is very white and impressive.
Ela deixou a barba crescer e ficou muito mais bonita com essa nova aparência.
She let her beard grow and became much more beautiful with this new appearance.
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Why is it feminine?
Barba is feminine in Portuguese because it descends from Latin "barba" (feminine), which likely derives from an Indo-European root and was grammatically feminine throughout the Romance language family. Like most Portuguese nouns ending in -a, it retained the feminine gender from its Latin ancestor.
What is the Portuguese word for beard?
The Portuguese word for beard is a barba — feminine.
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