🇵🇹 Portuguese

camisola

feminine

a camisola

nightgown

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camisola
/a kamiˈzɔlɐ/
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How do you say camisola in Portuguese?

IPA
/a kamiˈzɔlɐ/

How do you pronounce camisola in Portuguese?

camisola is pronounced /a kamiˈzɔlɐ/ in Portuguese.

Example sentences

A camisola vermelha que comprei ontem é muito confortável.

The red undershirt that I bought yesterday is very comfortable.

Ela procurava uma camisola limpa e bem passada para usar à noite.

She was looking for a clean and well-pressed undershirt to wear at night.

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Why is it feminine?

Camisola is feminine in Portuguese because it derives from Latin "camisia" (shirt), which is feminine. The Portuguese diminutive suffix "-ola" (from Latin "-ola") was added to this feminine noun, and diminutive suffixes in Portuguese typically preserve the gender of their base word, maintaining the feminine gender through linguistic evolution.

What is the Portuguese word for nightgown?

The Portuguese word for nightgown is a camisola — feminine.

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