🇵🇹 Portuguese

jaqueta

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 jaqueta

jacket

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jaqueta
/a ʒaˈketɐ/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say jaqueta in Portuguese?

IPA
/a ʒaˈketɐ/

How do you pronounce jaqueta in Portuguese?

jaqueta is pronounced /a ʒaˈketɐ/ in Portuguese.

Example sentences

A jaqueta vermelha que comprei ontem é muito quente e confortável.

The red jacket that I bought yesterday is very warm and comfortable.

Minha jaqueta nova está suja porque caiu na lama durante a caminhada.

My new jacket is dirty because it fell in the mud during the hike.

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Why is it feminine?

Jaqueta is feminine because it derives from French "jacquette," which carries the French diminutive suffix "-ette." This suffix is inherently feminine in French and Romance languages, and Portuguese retained this feminine gender when borrowing the word. The "-eta" ending in Portuguese (the adaptation of French "-ette") also typically marks feminine nouns.

What is the Portuguese word for jacket?

The Portuguese word for jacket is a jaqueta — feminine.

Gender across languages

LanguageWordArticleGender
🇫🇷 Frenchvestelafeminine
🇪🇸 Spanishchaquetalafeminine
🇮🇹 Italiangiaccalafeminine

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