🇵🇹 Portuguese

churrasqueiras

feminine

as churrasqueiras

barbecue grills

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churrasqueiras
/as ʃuʁasˈkejɾɐs/
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How do you say churrasqueiras in Portuguese?

IPA
/as ʃuʁasˈkejɾɐs/

How do you pronounce churrasqueiras in Portuguese?

churrasqueiras is pronounced /as ʃuʁasˈkejɾɐs/ 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?

Churrasqueiras 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 grills?

The Portuguese word for barbecue grills is as churrasqueiras — feminine.

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