Accordmanteiga
a manteiga
butter
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How do you say manteiga in Portuguese?
How do you pronounce manteiga in Portuguese?
manteiga is pronounced /a mɐ̃ˈtejɡɐ/ in Portuguese.
Example sentences
A manteiga fresca que comprei ontem está deliciosa.
The fresh butter that I bought yesterday is delicious.
Esta manteiga derretida é perfeita para o bolo que vou fazer.
This melted butter is perfect for the cake I'm going to make.
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Why is it feminine?
Manteiga is feminine because it derives from Vulgar Latin "manteca" (a feminine noun), which itself likely comes from a Iberian or Celtic substrate language, and this feminine gender was preserved through the evolution from Latin to Portuguese. The word's gender follows the typical pattern of Latin first-declension nouns ending in -a, which became feminine in Romance languages.
What is the Portuguese word for butter?
The Portuguese word for butter is a manteiga — feminine.
Gender across languages
| Language | Word | Article | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🇫🇷 French | beurre flips! | le | masculine |
| 🇪🇸 Spanish | mantequilla | la | feminine |
| 🇮🇹 Italian | burro flips! | il | masculine |
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