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How do you say despensas in Portuguese?
How do you pronounce despensas in Portuguese?
despensas is pronounced /as disˈpẽsɐs/ 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?
Despensas 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 pantries?
The Portuguese word for pantries is as despensas — feminine.
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