🇵🇹 Portuguese

churrasqueira

feminine

a churrasqueira

barbecue grill

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churrasqueira
/a ʃuʁasˈkejɾɐ/
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How do you say churrasqueira in Portuguese?

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/a ʃuʁasˈkejɾɐ/

How do you pronounce churrasqueira in Portuguese?

churrasqueira is pronounced /a ʃuʁasˈkejɾɐ/ in Portuguese.

Example sentences

A churrasqueira nova está quebrada e precisa ser consertada urgentemente.

The new grill is broken and needs to be fixed urgently.

Minha churrasqueira velha ainda funciona melhor do que a churrasqueira moderna do meu vizinho.

My old grill still works better than my neighbor's modern grill.

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Why is it feminine?

Churrasqueira is feminine because it derives from "churrasco" (the meat dish) with the feminine agent suffix "-eira," which in Portuguese creates feminine nouns for people or objects associated with an action or thing. The suffix "-eira" itself is feminine by convention in Portuguese grammar, ultimately tracing back to Latin "-aria."

What is the Portuguese word for barbecue grill?

The Portuguese word for barbecue grill is a churrasqueira — feminine.

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