🇵🇹 Portuguese

cozinheiros

masculine

os cozinheiros

cooks

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cozinheiros
/us kozĩˈɲejɾus/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say cozinheiros in Portuguese?

IPA
/us kozĩˈɲejɾus/

How do you pronounce cozinheiros in Portuguese?

cozinheiros is pronounced /us kozĩˈɲejɾus/ in Portuguese.

Example sentences

O cozinheiro experiente preparou um prato delicioso para o jantar.

The experienced male chef prepared a delicious dish for dinner.

Aquele cozinheiro famoso é conhecido por ser muito criativo na cozinha.

That famous male chef is known for being very creative in the kitchen.

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Why is it masculine?

Cozinheiros is masculine because it derives from the Latin "coquinarius" (masculine), which comes from "coquus" (cook), and Portuguese inherited this masculine gender along with the "-eiro" suffix, a productive masculine ending for agent nouns. The feminine form "cozinheira" was later derived by applying the feminine "-a" suffix to the masculine base.

What is the Portuguese word for cooks?

The Portuguese word for cooks is os cozinheiros — masculine.

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