vencedora

Vencedora is a Portuguese term that functions as the feminine form of the noun and adjective vencedor, meaning “winner” or “victorious person.” It is used to describe someone who has achieved victory in a contest, competition, election, or similar event, and can serve as both a noun (a vencedora) and an adjective (vencedora, as in a equipe vencedora). Its masculine counterpart is vencedor, and its plural forms are vencedoras (feminine) and vencedores (masculine).

Origin and form: The word is derived from vencer (to win or overcome) with the agentive suffix -dora, a common pattern in Portuguese for forming feminine nouns that denote a person associated with an action or result.

Usage: Vencedora appears in sports, awards, media, and everyday language to indicate the person who won. Examples include: Ela é a vencedora do campeonato. A equipe vencedora recebeu o troféu. A candidata vencedora. The spelling is the same in Brazilian Portuguese and European Portuguese, with regional differences mainly in pronunciation.

See also: vencedor, vitória, vencer.