Accordcaminhão
o caminhão
truck
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How do you say caminhão in Portuguese?
How do you pronounce caminhão in Portuguese?
caminhão is pronounced /u kamiˈɲɐ̃w̃/ in Portuguese.
Example sentences
O caminhão grande estava carregado de frutas frescas.
The big truck was loaded with fresh fruit.
Aquele caminhão vermelho é muito antigo e precisa de reparos urgentes.
That red truck is very old and needs urgent repairs.
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Why is it masculine?
Caminhão (truck) is masculine. The word derives from Latin "caminus" (path), which was masculine, and Portuguese preserved this grammatical gender. The suffix "-ão" (from Latin "-one") is a augmentative/diminutive suffix that typically produces masculine nouns in Portuguese, reinforcing the masculine gender of this word.
What is the Portuguese word for truck?
The Portuguese word for truck is o caminhão — masculine.
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