🇵🇹 Portuguese

prancha

feminine

a prancha

surfboard

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prancha
/a ˈpɾɐ̃ʃɐ/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say prancha in Portuguese?

IPA
/a ˈpɾɐ̃ʃɐ/

How do you pronounce prancha in Portuguese?

prancha is pronounced /a ˈpɾɐ̃ʃɐ/ in Portuguese.

Example sentences

A prancha nova que comprei é perfeita para surfar nas ondas grandes.

The new surfboard that I bought is perfect for surfing big waves.

Minha prancha antiga estava quebrada, então precisei de uma nova e resistente.

My old surfboard was broken, so I needed a new and resistant one.

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Why is it feminine?

Prancha is feminine because it derives from Latin "planca" (a board or plank), which was a feminine noun in Latin, and Portuguese retained this grammatical gender through regular sound changes; the Latin feminine ending -a became the Portuguese feminine marker -a.

What is the Portuguese word for surfboard?

The Portuguese word for surfboard is a prancha — feminine.

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