🇵🇹 Portuguese

guitarra

Did you know? This word is a cognate — it looks similar in English and has the same meaning. Cognates are usually easier to remember!
feminine

a guitarra

guitar

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guitarra
/a ɡiˈtaʁɐ/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say guitarra in Portuguese?

IPA
/a ɡiˈtaʁɐ/

How do you pronounce guitarra in Portuguese?

guitarra is pronounced /a ɡiˈtaʁɐ/ in Portuguese.

Example sentences

A guitarra vermelha que comprei é muito cara.

The red guitar that I bought is very expensive.

Minha guitarra nova é tão bonita quanto a antiga.

My new guitar is as beautiful as the old one.

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Why is it feminine?

In Portuguese, "guitarra" is feminine because it ends in -a, which is the standard feminine ending for nouns in Portuguese. This pattern is inherited from Latin, where "guitarra" (borrowed from Greek "kithara") was also feminine. Most Portuguese nouns ending in -a are feminine, making this a regular and predictable application of Portuguese gender rules.

What is the Portuguese word for guitar?

The Portuguese word for guitar is a guitarra — feminine.

Gender across languages

LanguageWordArticleGender
🇫🇷 Frenchguitarelafeminine
🇪🇸 Spanishguitarralafeminine
🇮🇹 Italianchitarralafeminine

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