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a canção
song
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How do you say canção in Portuguese?
How do you pronounce canção in Portuguese?
canção is pronounced /a kɐ̃ˈsɐ̃w̃/ in Portuguese.
Example sentences
A canção brasileira é muito famosa no mundo todo.
The Brazilian song is very famous throughout the world.
Essa canção popular foi a primeira música que aprendi a cantar.
That popular song was the first music I learned to sing.
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Why is it feminine?
Canção is feminine because it derives from Latin "cantio" (a singing), which belonged to the third declension feminine nouns ending in "-io"; this Latin feminine gender was preserved through the Portuguese suffix "-ção," which consistently produces feminine nouns in modern Portuguese.
What is the Portuguese word for song?
The Portuguese word for song is a canção — feminine.
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