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a placa
license plate
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How do you say placa in Portuguese?
How do you pronounce placa in Portuguese?
placa is pronounced /a ˈplakɐ/ in Portuguese.
Example sentences
A placa vermelha indica que o estacionamento está proibido nesta rua.
The red sign indicates that parking is forbidden on this street.
A placa antiga foi substituída por uma nova placa moderna no museu.
The old sign was replaced by a new modern sign in the museum.
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Why is it feminine?
Placa is feminine because it derives from Latin "placa" (a flat piece or plate), which was feminine in Latin due to the first declension (-a ending). Portuguese inherited this grammatical gender from Latin. In Portuguese, most nouns ending in -a are feminine, and "placa" follows this pattern consistently.
What is the Portuguese word for license plate?
The Portuguese word for license plate is a placa — feminine.
Gender across languages
| Language | Word | Article | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🇪🇸 Spanish | matrícula | la | feminine |
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