🇵🇹 Portuguese

broca

feminine

a broca

drill bit

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broca
/a ˈbɾɔkɐ/
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How do you say broca in Portuguese?

IPA
/a ˈbɾɔkɐ/

How do you pronounce broca in Portuguese?

broca is pronounced /a ˈbɾɔkɐ/ in Portuguese.

Example sentences

A broca nova que comprei é muito eficiente para furar madeira dura.

The new drill (feminine) that I bought is very efficient for drilling hard wood.

Aquela broca antiga estava tão desgastada que não conseguia mais fazer furos precisos.

That old drill (feminine) was so worn out that it could no longer make precise holes.

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Why is it feminine?

Broca is feminine in Portuguese because it derives from Latin "brocca," which was feminine, likely related to a pointed or protruding object (similar to "broche," a brooch). The feminine ending "-a" was preserved through the evolution from Latin to Portuguese, following the regular pattern for first-declension Latin nouns.

What is the Portuguese word for drill bit?

The Portuguese word for drill bit is a broca — feminine.

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