🇵🇹 Portuguese

cacto

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masculine

o cacto

cactus

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cacto
/u ˈkaktu/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say cacto in Portuguese?

IPA
/u ˈkaktu/

How do you pronounce cacto in Portuguese?

cacto is pronounced /u ˈkaktu/ in Portuguese.

Example sentences

O cacto grande está morrendo porque não recebe água suficiente.

The big cactus is dying because it doesn't receive enough water.

Aquele cacto verde é muito raro e foi importado do México.

That green cactus is very rare and was imported from Mexico.

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Why is it masculine?

Cacto is masculine in Portuguese because it derives from Latin "cactus," which was itself borrowed from Greek "κάκτος" (kaktos) and inherited the masculine gender of the Latin noun. Like many Portuguese nouns ending in "-o," it follows the typical pattern of masculine nouns derived from Latin masculine forms.

What is the Portuguese word for cactus?

The Portuguese word for cactus is o cacto — masculine.

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