🇵🇹 Portuguese

gordura

feminine

a gordura

fat

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gordura
/a ɡoʁˈduɾɐ/
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How do you say gordura in Portuguese?

IPA
/a ɡoʁˈduɾɐ/

How do you pronounce gordura in Portuguese?

gordura is pronounced /a ɡoʁˈduɾɐ/ in Portuguese.

Example sentences

A gordura saturada é muito prejudicial à saúde do coração.

Saturated fat is very harmful to heart health.

A gordura corporal excessiva pode causar sérias complicações metabólicas.

Excessive body fat can cause serious metabolic complications.

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Why is it feminine?

Gordura is feminine because it derives from Latin "gordus" (fat) combined with the feminine suffix "-ura," which regularly produces feminine nouns in Portuguese (similar to "ternura" from "terno" and "loucura" from "louco"). The "-ura" suffix, inherited from Latin, consistently assigns feminine gender to abstract nouns and qualities in Romance languages.

What is the Portuguese word for fat?

The Portuguese word for fat is a gordura — feminine.

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