🇵🇹 Portuguese

vinagre

Did you know? This word is a cognate — it looks similar in English and has the same meaning. Cognates are usually easier to remember!
masculine

o vinagre

vinegar

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vinagre
/u viˈnaɡɾi/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say vinagre in Portuguese?

IPA
/u viˈnaɡɾi/

How do you pronounce vinagre in Portuguese?

vinagre is pronounced /u viˈnaɡɾi/ in Portuguese.

Example sentences

O vinagre branco é perfeito para limpeza, enquanto o vinagre balsâmico é melhor para saladas.

White vinegar is perfect for cleaning, while balsamic vinegar is better for salads.

Este vinagre antigo foi preservado cuidadosamente em uma garrafa de vidro escuro.

This old vinegar was carefully preserved in a dark glass bottle.

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Why is it masculine?

Vinagre is masculine in Portuguese because it derives from Latin "vīnāgrum" (from "vīnum" + "ācer"), and Latin neuter nouns ending in "-um" typically became masculine in Romance languages. The word literally means "sour wine," and the masculine gender was preserved through this regular sound change from Latin to Portuguese.

What is the Portuguese word for vinegar?

The Portuguese word for vinegar is o vinagre — masculine.

Gender across languages

LanguageWordArticleGender
🇫🇷 Frenchvinaigrelemasculine
🇪🇸 Spanishvinagreelmasculine
🇮🇹 Italianacetol'masculine

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