🇵🇹 Portuguese

cebolas

feminine

as cebolas

onions

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cebolas
/as seˈbolɐs/
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How do you say cebolas in Portuguese?

IPA
/as seˈbolɐs/

How do you pronounce cebolas in Portuguese?

cebolas is pronounced /as seˈbolɐs/ in Portuguese.

Example sentences

A cebola roxa é mais doce que a cebola branca.

The purple onion is sweeter than the white onion.

Esta cebola está podre; vou jogar fora a velha cebola.

This onion is rotten; I'm going to throw away the old onion.

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Why is it feminine?

Cebolas is feminine because it derives from Latin "cepulla," a feminine diminutive form of "cepa" (onion). In Portuguese, Latin feminine nouns ending in "-a" regularly became feminine nouns ending in "-a", and the diminutive "-ulla" regularly evolved into the Portuguese ending "-ola". Portuguese nouns ending in "-ola" are typically feminine.

What is the Portuguese word for onions?

The Portuguese word for onions is as cebolas — feminine.

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