🇵🇹 Portuguese

caminhões

masculine

os caminhões

trucks

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caminhões
/us kamiˈɲõj̃s/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say caminhões in Portuguese?

IPA
/us kamiˈɲõj̃s/

How do you pronounce caminhões in Portuguese?

caminhões is pronounced /us kamiˈɲõj̃s/ 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?

Caminhões (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 trucks?

The Portuguese word for trucks is os caminhões — masculine.

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