🇵🇹 Portuguese

canoa

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feminine

a canoa

canoe

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canoa
/a kɐˈnoɐ/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say canoa in Portuguese?

IPA
/a kɐˈnoɐ/

How do you pronounce canoa in Portuguese?

canoa is pronounced /a kɐˈnoɐ/ in Portuguese.

Example sentences

A canoa vermelha que comprei é muito rápida e leve.

The red canoe that I bought is very fast and light.

Aquela canoa antiga estava abandonada, mas conseguimos restaurá-la completamente.

That old canoe was abandoned, but we managed to restore it completely.

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Why is it feminine?

Canoa is feminine in Portuguese because it derives from Latin "canōa," which was borrowed from Arawakan languages of the Caribbean and inherited the feminine gender from Latin's treatment of the word, likely influenced by the -a ending's typical association with feminine nouns in Romance languages.

What is the Portuguese word for canoe?

The Portuguese word for canoe is a canoa — feminine.

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