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a garrafa
bottle
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How do you say garrafa in Portuguese?
How do you pronounce garrafa in Portuguese?
garrafa is pronounced /a ɡaˈʁafɐ/ in Portuguese.
Example sentences
A garrafa velha estava vazia e quebrada.
The old bottle was empty and broken.
Uma garrafa azul e cheia de água estava sobre a mesa.
A blue bottle full of water was on the table.
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Why is it feminine?
Garrafa is feminine in Portuguese because it derives from the Arabic "garāfah," which referred to a type of vessel or jug, and this word retained the feminine gender when adopted into Portuguese, following the language's treatment of many Arabic loanwords. Like many Portuguese nouns ending in "-a," it naturally carries feminine gender, a pattern inherited from Latin where -a endings typically indicated feminine nouns.
What is the Portuguese word for bottle?
The Portuguese word for bottle is a garrafa — feminine.
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