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a caixa
box
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How do you say caixa in Portuguese?
How do you pronounce caixa in Portuguese?
caixa is pronounced /a ˈkajʃɐ/ in Portuguese.
Example sentences
A caixa vermelha está cheia de documentos importantes.
The red box is full of important documents.
Esta caixa antiga foi encontrada no porão da casa.
This old box was found in the basement of the house.
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Why is it feminine?
Caixa is feminine because it derives from Latin "capsa" (a box or chest), which was a feminine noun in Latin, and Portuguese retained the feminine gender along with the word through regular sound changes. The Latin feminine ending "-a" naturally became the Portuguese feminine marker, making "caixa" grammatically feminine.
What is the Portuguese word for box?
The Portuguese word for box is a caixa — feminine.
Gender across languages
| Language | Word | Article | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🇮🇹 Italian | scatola | la | feminine |
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