🇵🇹 Portuguese

massas

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feminine

as massas

doughs

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massas
/as ˈmasɐs/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say massas in Portuguese?

IPA
/as ˈmasɐs/

How do you pronounce massas in Portuguese?

massas is pronounced /as ˈmasɐs/ in Portuguese.

Example sentences

A massa fresca que comprei ontem estava deliciosa.

The fresh pasta that I bought yesterday was delicious.

A massa inteira foi utilizada para fazer o bolo.

The entire dough was used to make the cake.

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Why is it feminine?

Massas is feminine in Portuguese because it derives from Latin "massa" (a lump or dough), which was feminine in Latin and retained that gender through the Romance languages. The feminine gender was preserved because Latin nouns ending in "-a" were typically feminine, and this pattern remained stable as Portuguese evolved.

What is the Portuguese word for doughs?

The Portuguese word for doughs is as massas — feminine.

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