Accordcanetão
o canetão
marker
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How do you say canetão in Portuguese?
How do you pronounce canetão in Portuguese?
canetão is pronounced /u kaneˈtɐ̃w̃/ in Portuguese.
Example sentences
O canetão azul que comprei ontem é muito grosso e escreve perfeitamente.
The blue marker that I bought yesterday is very thick and writes perfectly.
Aquele canetão preto está seco e não funciona mais para desenhar.
That black marker is dry and no longer works for drawing.
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Why is it masculine?
Canetão is masculine because it derives from "caneta" (pen) with the augmentative suffix "-tão," which is inherently masculine in Portuguese. While "caneta" is feminine, the augmentative suffix "-tão" imposes masculine gender on the resulting noun regardless of the original gender of the base word.
What is the Portuguese word for marker?
The Portuguese word for marker is o canetão — masculine.
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