🇵🇹 Portuguese

couves

feminine

as couves

kales

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couves
/as ˈkovis/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say couves in Portuguese?

IPA
/as ˈkovis/

How do you pronounce couves in Portuguese?

couves is pronounced /as ˈkovis/ in Portuguese.

Example sentences

A couve fresca que comprei ontem estava deliciosa na sopa.

The fresh cabbage that I bought yesterday was delicious in the soup.

Esta couve orgânica é muito mais saudável do que a convencional.

This organic cabbage is much healthier than the conventional one.

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Why is it feminine?

Couves (kale) is feminine in Portuguese. It derives from Latin "caulis" (masculine), which evolved into Portuguese as "couve." The word became feminine in Portuguese likely due to phonetic evolution and analogy with other feminine nouns ending in "-e" (like "fonte," "ponte"). While the Latin masculine origin might suggest masculine gender in Portuguese, "couve" follows the pattern of some Latin neuter and masculine nouns that shifted to feminine gender, particularly those with unstressed final vowels that evolved into Portuguese "-e."

What is the Portuguese word for kales?

The Portuguese word for kales is as couves — feminine.

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