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o calçadão
boardwalk
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How do you say calçadão in Portuguese?
How do you pronounce calçadão in Portuguese?
calçadão is pronounced /u kawsaˈdɐ̃w̃/ in Portuguese.
Example sentences
O calçadão novo da cidade atraiu muitos turistas no fim de semana.
The new boardwalk in the city attracted many tourists on the weekend.
O calçadão movimentado ficou lotado de pessoas durante o festival.
The busy boardwalk became crowded with people during the festival.
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Why is it masculine?
Calçadão is masculine because it derives from "calçada" (feminine, meaning "paved street") plus the augmentative suffix "-ão," which is inherently masculine in Portuguese and typically denotes larger or more emphatic versions of nouns. The "-ão" suffix overrides the gender of the base noun, so despite coming from a feminine root (ultimately from Latin "calceāta"), the augmented form becomes masculine.
What is the Portuguese word for boardwalk?
The Portuguese word for boardwalk is o calçadão — masculine.
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