🇵🇹 Portuguese

fazenda

feminine

a fazenda

farm

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fazenda
/a faˈzẽdɐ/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say fazenda in Portuguese?

IPA
/a faˈzẽdɐ/

How do you pronounce fazenda in Portuguese?

fazenda is pronounced /a faˈzẽdɐ/ in Portuguese.

Example sentences

A fazenda grande produzia café de excelente qualidade.

The large farm produced coffee of excellent quality.

A fazenda abandonada foi restaurada por seus novos proprietários.

The abandoned farm was restored by its new owners.

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Why is it feminine?

Fazenda is feminine because it derives from the Latin "facienda" (feminine plural of "faciendum," meaning "things to be done"), which originally referred to work or tasks and later evolved to mean an estate or farm where work was performed. The feminine gender was retained from its Latin ancestor.

What is the Portuguese word for farm?

The Portuguese word for farm is a fazenda — feminine.

Gender across languages

LanguageWordArticleGender
🇮🇹 Italianfattorialafeminine

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