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as goiabas
guavas
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How do you say goiabas in Portuguese?
How do you pronounce goiabas in Portuguese?
goiabas is pronounced /as ɡoˈjabɐs/ in Portuguese.
Example sentences
A goiaba vermelha que comprei ontem estava muito doce.
The red guava that I bought yesterday was very sweet.
Esta goiaba fresca é a melhor da feira, pois foi colhida esta manhã.
This fresh guava is the best at the market, because it was picked this morning.
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Why is it feminine?
Goiabas is feminine because it derives from Tupi "guiaba," and when Portuguese borrowed this indigenous word, it was treated as a feminine noun, likely influenced by the feminine ending "-a" that became associated with it during adoption into Portuguese phonological patterns. The gender assignment of loanwords often follows the phonological conventions of the receiving language, where "-a" endings typically signal feminine nouns.
What is the Portuguese word for guavas?
The Portuguese word for guavas is as goiabas — feminine.
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