🇵🇹 Portuguese

branco

masculine

o branco

white

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branco
/u ˈbɾɐ̃ku/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say branco in Portuguese?

IPA
/u ˈbɾɐ̃ku/

How do you pronounce branco in Portuguese?

branco is pronounced /u ˈbɾɐ̃ku/ in Portuguese.

Example sentences

O branco é a cor mais pura e o branco desta parede está muito sujo.

White is the purest color and the white of this wall is very dirty.

O branco do olho do meu gato está amarelado e preocupante.

The white of my cat's eye is yellowish and concerning.

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Why is it masculine?

Branco is masculine because it is a masculine adjective in Portuguese that follows the standard -o masculine ending. In Portuguese, adjectives ending in -o are typically masculine (with corresponding feminine forms in -a, like "branca"). This masculine gender was inherited from Latin through regular sound changes; Latin adjectives of the first/second declension (like those ending in -us) developed into Portuguese adjectives with -o endings for the masculine form.

What is the Portuguese word for white?

The Portuguese word for white is o branco — masculine.

Gender across languages

LanguageWordArticleGender
🇫🇷 Frenchblanclemasculine
🇪🇸 Spanishblancoelmasculine
🇮🇹 Italianbiancoilmasculine

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