Accordescada
a escada
stair
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How do you say escada in Portuguese?
How do you pronounce escada in Portuguese?
escada is pronounced /a isˈkadɐ/ in Portuguese.
Example sentences
A escada velha estava quebrada, então compramos uma escada nova.
The old staircase was broken, so we bought a new staircase.
A escada principal é muito larga, mas a escada de emergência é estreita.
The main staircase is very wide, but the emergency staircase is narrow.
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Why is it feminine?
Escada is feminine because it derives from the Late Latin "scala" (feminine), which originally meant "ladder" or "staircase" and retained its feminine gender through the Romance language evolution, following the typical pattern of Latin first-declension nouns ending in -a.
What is the Portuguese word for stair?
The Portuguese word for stair is a escada — feminine.
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