🇵🇹 Portuguese

nozes

feminine

as nozes

walnuts

Try it

nozes
/as ˈnɔzis/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say nozes in Portuguese?

IPA
/as ˈnɔzis/

How do you pronounce nozes in Portuguese?

nozes is pronounced /as ˈnɔzis/ in Portuguese.

Example sentences

A noz fresca que comprei ontem estava deliciosa.

The fresh walnut that I bought yesterday was delicious.

Aquela noz quebrada era muito dura para comer.

That broken walnut was too hard to eat.

Swipe nozes in Accord

Swipe through hundreds of words and master grammatical gender in Portuguese.

Download on the App Store

Why is it feminine?

Nozes (walnut) is feminine in Portuguese because it derives from Latin "nux, nucis," which was feminine in the third declension, and this grammatical gender was preserved through the Romance language evolution. The Latin feminine form naturally carried over into Portuguese as "noz," maintaining its original gender classification.

What is the Portuguese word for walnuts?

The Portuguese word for walnuts is as nozes — feminine.

Practice with Accord

Swipe through hundreds of words and master grammatical gender in Portuguese.

Download on the App Store