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a despensa
pantry
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How do you say despensa in Portuguese?
How do you pronounce despensa in Portuguese?
despensa is pronounced /a disˈpẽsɐ/ in Portuguese.
Example sentences
A despensa está organizada e limpa porque minha avó é muito cuidadosa.
The pantry is organized and clean because my grandmother is very careful.
Nossa despensa pequena não tinha espaço suficiente para toda a comida que compramos.
Our small pantry didn't have enough space for all the food we bought.
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Why is it feminine?
Despensa is feminine because it derives from Latin "dispensa" (feminine), the past participle of "dispensare" used as a noun meaning "pantry" or "provisions," and Latin nouns ending in "-a" were typically feminine, a gender that Portuguese preserved.
What is the Portuguese word for pantry?
The Portuguese word for pantry is a despensa — feminine.
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