Accordalho
o alho
garlic
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How do you say alho in Portuguese?
How do you pronounce alho in Portuguese?
alho is pronounced /u ˈaʎu/ in Portuguese.
Example sentences
O alho fresco que comprei no mercado está delicioso nesta sopa.
The fresh garlic that I bought at the market is delicious in this soup.
Este alho roxo é mais forte do que o alho branco comum.
This purple garlic is stronger than the common white garlic.
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Why is it masculine?
Alho (garlic) is masculine because it derives from Latin "allium," which was a second-declension neuter noun, but Portuguese inherited the masculine gender from the oblique cases where the neuter -um ending was reanalyzed as masculine -o during the Romance language evolution. This gender assignment is ultimately an exception rather than following a predictable phonetic rule, as many Latin neuter nouns were variously reassigned to masculine or feminine in Portuguese.
What is the Portuguese word for garlic?
The Portuguese word for garlic is o alho — masculine.
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