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as colheres
spoons
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How do you say colheres in Portuguese?
How do you pronounce colheres in Portuguese?
colheres is pronounced /as koˈʎɛɾis/ in Portuguese.
Example sentences
A colher velha que herdei da minha avó é muito especial.
The old spoon that I inherited from my grandmother is very special.
Aquela colher pequena é perfeita para servir o açúcar.
That small spoon is perfect for serving sugar.
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Why is it feminine?
Colheres (spoon) is feminine because it derives from the Latin "cochliāre" (a feminine noun meaning spoon or small spoon). Portuguese inherited the feminine gender from Latin, as the word evolved phonetically through the Romance language sound changes. This is a common pattern where Portuguese nouns retain the grammatical gender of their Latin etymons.
What is the Portuguese word for spoons?
The Portuguese word for spoons is as colheres — feminine.
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