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a maçã
apple
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How do you say maçã in Portuguese?
How do you pronounce maçã in Portuguese?
maçã is pronounced /a maˈsɐ̃/ in Portuguese.
Example sentences
A maçã vermelha que comprei ontem estava deliciosa.
The red apple that I bought yesterday was delicious.
Essa maçã verde é mais azeda do que aquela maçã madura.
This green apple is more sour than that ripe apple.
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Why is it feminine?
Maçã is feminine because it ends in -ã, a feminine noun ending in Portuguese. This ending derives from Latin first declension feminine nouns (like Latin "mala" meaning "apple"), which consistently carried feminine gender. Portuguese preserved this feminine gender marking through sound changes that transformed Latin -a into -ã.
What is the Portuguese word for apple?
The Portuguese word for apple is a maçã — feminine.
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