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caminhos

Caminhos is masculine in Portuguese. The article is os, so the full form is os caminhos ("paths").

MASCULINE

caminhos is the plural of caminho

os caminhos — paths

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caminhos
/us kaˈmiɲus/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say caminhos in Portuguese?

IPA
/us kaˈmiɲus/

How do you pronounce caminhos in Portuguese?

caminhos is pronounced /us kaˈmiɲus/ in Portuguese.

Example sentences

O caminho estreito levou-nos até à aldeia abandonada.

The narrow path led us to the abandoned village.

Aquele caminho antigo era perigoso e escuro à noite.

That old path was dangerous and dark at night.

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Why is it masculine?

Caminhos is masculine because it derives from Latin "caminus" (a path or road), which carried masculine gender in Latin's grammatical system, and Portuguese preserved this gender classification through regular sound changes.

What is the Portuguese word for paths?

The Portuguese word for paths is os caminhos — masculine.

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