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a preguiça
laziness
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How do you say preguiça in Portuguese?
How do you pronounce preguiça in Portuguese?
preguiça is pronounced /a pɾeˈɡisɐ/ in Portuguese.
Example sentences
A preguiça é um animal muito lento e dorme a maior parte do dia.
The sloth is a very slow animal and sleeps most of the day.
Minha avó sempre dizia que a preguiça é uma péssima qualidade que deve ser evitada.
My grandmother always said that laziness is a terrible quality that should be avoided.
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Why is it feminine?
Preguiça is feminine because it ends in "-a", which is the typical feminine ending for Portuguese nouns. The word derives from Latin "pigritia" (meaning laziness/sluggishness), which was feminine in gender. Portuguese inherited both the feminine gender and the word itself, with the Latin ending "-ia" evolving to the Portuguese "-ça".
What is the Portuguese word for laziness?
The Portuguese word for laziness is a preguiça — feminine.
Gender across languages
| Language | Word | Article | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🇮🇹 Italian | pigrizia | la | feminine |
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