🇵🇹 Portuguese

panela

feminine

a panela

pot

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panela
/a paˈnɛlɐ/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say panela in Portuguese?

IPA
/a paˈnɛlɐ/

How do you pronounce panela in Portuguese?

panela is pronounced /a paˈnɛlɐ/ in Portuguese.

Example sentences

A panela velha estava enferrujada e precisava ser substituída.

The old pan was rusty and needed to be replaced.

Minha avó guardava sua panela favorita em um lugar seguro porque era muito especial.

My grandmother kept her favorite pan in a safe place because it was very special.

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Why is it feminine?

Panela is feminine in Portuguese because it derives from Latin "patella" (a small pan or dish), which was feminine; the -a ending reinforced this feminine classification as Portuguese evolved from Latin, where most -a words became feminine nouns.

What is the Portuguese word for pot?

The Portuguese word for pot is a panela — feminine.

Gender across languages

LanguageWordArticleGender
🇪🇸 Spanishollalafeminine
🇮🇹 Italianpentolalafeminine

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