🇵🇹 Portuguese

pente

masculine

o pente

comb

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pente
/u ˈpẽtʃi/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say pente in Portuguese?

IPA
/u ˈpẽtʃi/

How do you pronounce pente in Portuguese?

pente is pronounced /u ˈpẽtʃi/ in Portuguese.

Example sentences

O pente novo que comprei é muito bom para desenredar o cabelo.

The new comb that I bought is very good for detangling hair.

Aquele pente antigo pertencia ao meu avó e ainda funciona perfeitamente.

That old comb belonged to my grandfather and still works perfectly.

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Why is it masculine?

Pente (comb) is masculine in Portuguese. Words ending in "-e" can be either masculine or feminine in Portuguese, so the gender must be learned individually. "Pente" is masculine, while related words like "ponte" (bridge) are feminine, showing that words with similar patterns and endings do not necessarily share the same gender.

What is the Portuguese word for comb?

The Portuguese word for comb is o pente — masculine.

Gender across languages

LanguageWordArticleGender
🇫🇷 Frenchpeignelemasculine
🇮🇹 Italianpettineilmasculine

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