Accordazulejo
o azulejo
tile
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How do you say azulejo in Portuguese?
How do you pronounce azulejo in Portuguese?
azulejo is pronounced /u azuˈleʒu/ in Portuguese.
Example sentences
O azulejo azul caiu do banheiro e quebrou em pedaços pequenos.
The blue tile fell from the bathroom and broke into small pieces.
Aquele azulejo antigo é muito valioso porque foi importado de Portugal no século XVIII.
That old tile is very valuable because it was imported from Portugal in the eighteenth century.
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Why is it masculine?
Azulejo is masculine because it derives from Arabic "al-zulayj" (the polished stone), and when Portuguese adopted this word, it retained the masculine gender associated with similar Portuguese nouns ending in "-ejo" (like "espelho" and "conselho"), which are typically masculine. The Arabic article "al-" was incorporated into the word itself, giving it the form that became gendered masculine in Portuguese.
What is the Portuguese word for tile?
The Portuguese word for tile is o azulejo — masculine.
Gender across languages
| Language | Word | Article | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🇪🇸 Spanish | baldosa flips! | la | feminine |
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