Accordanimal de estimação
False cognate alert "animal de estimação" looks like an English word but means something different: Mascota looks like English 'mascot' and indeed can mean a mascot, but the most common everyday meaning is 'pet' (a domestic animal kept for companionship).
Animal De Estimação is masculine in Portuguese. The article is o, so the full form is o animal de estimação ("pet").
MASCULINEo animal de estimação
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animal de estimação
/ɐniˈmal dɨ ɨʃtimɐˈsɐ̃w/
← masculine
feminine →
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How do you say animal de estimação in Portuguese?
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/ɐniˈmal dɨ ɨʃtimɐˈsɐ̃w/
How do you pronounce animal de estimação in Portuguese?
animal de estimação is pronounced /ɐniˈmal dɨ ɨʃtimɐˈsɐ̃w/ in Portuguese.
Example sentences
O animal de estimação faz parte da família.
The pet is part of the family.
O meu animal de estimação é um gato.
My pet is a cat.
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Why is it masculine?
Animal de estimação is masculine because animal is masculine in Portuguese, from Latin animal.
What is the Portuguese word for pet?
The Portuguese word for pet is o animal de estimação — masculine.
Gender across languages
| Language | Word | Article | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🇮🇹 Italian | animale domestico | l' | masculine |
| 🇫🇷 French | animal de compagnie | l' | masculine |
| 🇪🇸 Spanish | mascota flips! | la | feminine |
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