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a comida
food
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How do you say comida in Portuguese?
How do you pronounce comida in Portuguese?
comida is pronounced /a koˈmidɐ/ in Portuguese.
Example sentences
A comida italiana é deliciosa e muito procurada pelos turistas.
Italian food is delicious and very sought after by tourists. (The feminine article 'a' and adjective 'italiana' agree with 'comida')
Essa comida congelada não é tão saudável quanto a comida caseira fresca.
This frozen food is not as healthy as fresh homemade food. (The feminine adjectives 'congelada' and 'caseira' and 'fresca' must agree with the feminine noun 'comida')
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Why is it feminine?
Comida is feminine in Portuguese because it derives from the Latin feminine noun "comida," which is the feminine past participle of "comedere" (to eat). In Latin, this past participle form functioned as a noun meaning "food" or "meal" and carried feminine gender. Portuguese retained both the feminine gender and the feminine ending "-a" from its Latin ancestor through Romance language evolution, which is typical for Portuguese nouns ending in "-a."
What is the Portuguese word for food?
The Portuguese word for food is a comida — feminine.
Gender across languages
| Language | Word | Article | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🇪🇸 Spanish | comida | la | feminine |
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