🇵🇹 Portuguese

cozinha

feminine

a cozinha

kitchen

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cozinha
/a koˈzĩɲɐ/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say cozinha in Portuguese?

IPA
/a koˈzĩɲɐ/

How do you pronounce cozinha in Portuguese?

cozinha is pronounced /a koˈzĩɲɐ/ in Portuguese.

Example sentences

A cozinha moderna que comprei é muito espaçosa e funcional.

The modern kitchen that I bought is very spacious and functional.

Minha cozinha antiga foi totalmente reformada porque estava danificada.

My old kitchen was completely renovated because it was damaged.

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Why is it feminine?

Cozinha is feminine because it derives from the Latin "coquina" (feminine), which is related to the verb "coquere" (to cook). Romance languages inherited the feminine gender from this Latin first-declension feminine form. Like many Portuguese nouns ending in "-a," it retained the feminine gender marker that typically corresponds to Latin first-declension feminine nouns.

What is the Portuguese word for kitchen?

The Portuguese word for kitchen is a cozinha — feminine.

Gender across languages

LanguageWordArticleGender
🇫🇷 Frenchcuisinelafeminine
🇪🇸 Spanishcocinalafeminine
🇮🇹 Italiancucinalafeminine

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