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a costela
rib
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How do you say costela in Portuguese?
How do you pronounce costela in Portuguese?
costela is pronounced /a kosˈtɛlɐ/ in Portuguese.
Example sentences
A costela quebrada da minha avó a impediu de trabalhar por meses.
My grandmother's broken rib prevented her from working for months.
A costela suculenta que o chef preparou foi a estrela do jantar.
The succulent rib that the chef prepared was the star of dinner.
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Why is it feminine?
Costela is feminine because it derives from Latin "costella," the diminutive form of "costa" (rib), and diminutives in Latin ending in "-ella" typically became feminine in Romance languages like Portuguese. This feminine gender was preserved through the sound changes that transformed the Latin diminutive suffix into the modern Portuguese "-ela" ending.
What is the Portuguese word for rib?
The Portuguese word for rib is a costela — feminine.
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