🇵🇹 Portuguese

ralador

masculine

o ralador

grater

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ralador
/u ʁalaˈdoʁ/
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How do you say ralador in Portuguese?

IPA
/u ʁalaˈdoʁ/

How do you pronounce ralador in Portuguese?

ralador is pronounced /u ʁalaˈdoʁ/ in Portuguese.

Example sentences

O ralador novo que comprei é muito afiado e prático para ralar queijo.

The new grater that I bought is very sharp and practical for grating cheese.

Meu ralador favorito desapareceu da cozinha, então tive que procurar um ralador antigo nos armários.

My favorite grater disappeared from the kitchen, so I had to look for an old grater in the cabinets.

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Why is it masculine?

Ralador (grater) is masculine because it derives from the Latin verb "radere" (to scrape/grate), and Portuguese agent nouns formed with the suffix "-dor" from Latin verbs are grammatically masculine by convention, similar to how "comprador" (buyer) from "comprar" is also masculine.

What is the Portuguese word for grater?

The Portuguese word for grater is o ralador — masculine.

Gender across languages

LanguageWordArticleGender
🇪🇸 Spanishralladorelmasculine

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