🇵🇹 Portuguese

louças

feminine

as louças

dishwares

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louças
/as ˈlosɐs/
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How do you say louças in Portuguese?

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/as ˈlosɐs/

How do you pronounce louças in Portuguese?

louças is pronounced /as ˈlosɐs/ in Portuguese.

Example sentences

A louça branca estava quebrada no chão da cozinha.

The white dishes were broken on the kitchen floor.

Ela comprou uma louça nova e muito cara para sua casa elegante.

She bought new and very expensive dinnerware for her elegant house.

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Why is it feminine?

Louças is feminine, referring to dishware or crockery. The word likely derives from Latin "lŏuća" or a similar form related to pottery/earthenware, though the exact etymology is uncertain. The feminine gender is a lexical property of this noun in Portuguese and does not follow from a single predictable morphological rule, but may be associated with the -a ending which is common in feminine nouns.

What is the Portuguese word for dishwares?

The Portuguese word for dishwares is as louças — feminine.

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