placas
as placas
license plates
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How do you say placas in Portuguese?
How do you pronounce placas in Portuguese?
placas is pronounced /as ˈplakɐs/ 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?
Placas 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 plates?
The Portuguese word for license plates is as placas — feminine.
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