🇵🇹 Portuguese

sopa

feminine

a sopa

soup

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sopa
/a ˈsopɐ/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say sopa in Portuguese?

IPA
/a ˈsopɐ/

How do you pronounce sopa in Portuguese?

sopa is pronounced /a ˈsopɐ/ in Portuguese.

Example sentences

A sopa quente que minha avó preparou era deliciosa.

The hot soup that my grandmother prepared was delicious.

Esta sopa tradicional é muito popular na culinária portuguesa.

This traditional soup is very popular in Portuguese cuisine.

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Why is it feminine?

Sopa is feminine in Portuguese because it derives from Latin "sūppa," which was also feminine. The word likely comes from a Germanic source (related to Old High German "suppa"), and the feminine gender was preserved through the natural sound changes of Romance language evolution.

What is the Portuguese word for soup?

The Portuguese word for soup is a sopa — feminine.

Gender across languages

LanguageWordArticleGender
🇫🇷 Frenchsoupelafeminine
🇪🇸 Spanishsopalafeminine
🇮🇹 Italianzuppalafeminine

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