🇵🇹 Portuguese

bocas

feminine

as bocas

mouths

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bocas
/as ˈbokɐs/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say bocas in Portuguese?

IPA
/as ˈbokɐs/

How do you pronounce bocas in Portuguese?

bocas is pronounced /as ˈbokɐs/ in Portuguese.

Example sentences

A boca grande da menina estava aberta de espanto.

The girl's large mouth was open in astonishment.

Sua boca pequena e vermelha sorriu para mim.

Her small and red mouth smiled at me.

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Why is it feminine?

Bocas is feminine because it derives from Latin "bucca" (cheek, mouth), which was a feminine noun in the first declension (not second declension), and Portuguese retained this grammatical gender through regular sound changes. This is a straightforward case of gender inheritance from Latin rather than an exception.

What is the Portuguese word for mouths?

The Portuguese word for mouths is as bocas — feminine.

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