testas
as testas
foreheads
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How do you say testas in Portuguese?
How do you pronounce testas in Portuguese?
testas is pronounced /as ˈtɛstɐs/ in Portuguese.
Example sentences
A testa larga da atriz era sua característica mais marcante.
The actress's wide forehead was her most striking characteristic.
Ela bateu a testa dolorida contra a porta.
She hit her painful forehead against the door.
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Why is it feminine?
Testas is feminine in Portuguese because it descends directly from Latin *testa* (feminine), which originally meant "earthenware pot" or "shell" before acquiring the meaning "head" in late Latin—the feminine gender was preserved through this semantic evolution. Latin *testa* was feminine because it belonged to the first declension (-a ending words), which was predominantly feminine.
What is the Portuguese word for foreheads?
The Portuguese word for foreheads is as testas — feminine.
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