🇵🇹 Portuguese

gorduras

feminine

as gorduras

fats

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gorduras
/as ɡoʁˈduɾɐs/
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How do you say gorduras in Portuguese?

IPA
/as ɡoʁˈduɾɐs/

How do you pronounce gorduras in Portuguese?

gorduras is pronounced /as ɡoʁˈduɾɐs/ 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?

Gorduras 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 fats?

The Portuguese word for fats is as gorduras — feminine.

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