🇵🇹 Portuguese

gaveteiro

masculine

o gaveteiro

filing cabinet

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gaveteiro
/u ɡaveˈtejɾu/
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How do you say gaveteiro in Portuguese?

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/u ɡaveˈtejɾu/

How do you pronounce gaveteiro in Portuguese?

gaveteiro is pronounced /u ɡaveˈtejɾu/ in Portuguese.

Example sentences

O gaveteiro antigo estava cheio de documentos importantes.

The old filing cabinet was full of important documents.

Comprei um gaveteiro novo e organizado para meu escritório.

I bought a new and organized filing cabinet for my office.

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Why is it masculine?

Gaveteiro is a masculine noun derived from "gaveta" (drawer) + the masculine agent suffix "-eiro". In Portuguese, nouns ending in "-eiro" are typically masculine. The word refers to a filing cabinet or a piece of furniture with multiple drawers, and follows the standard Portuguese pattern where agent nouns and object nouns formed with "-eiro" inherit masculine gender.

What is the Portuguese word for filing cabinet?

The Portuguese word for filing cabinet is o gaveteiro — masculine.

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