🇵🇹 Portuguese

carimbo

masculine

o carimbo

stamp

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carimbo
/u kaˈɾĩbu/
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How do you say carimbo in Portuguese?

IPA
/u kaˈɾĩbu/

How do you pronounce carimbo in Portuguese?

carimbo is pronounced /u kaˈɾĩbu/ in Portuguese.

Example sentences

O carimbo oficial foi rejeitado porque estava desbotado.

The official stamp was rejected because it was faded.

Encontrei um carimbo antigo muito raro na coleção do meu avó.

I found a very rare old stamp in my grandfather's collection.

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Why is it masculine?

Carimbo is masculine. While the word does relate to marking or stamping, its etymology is uncertain but likely derives from Latin or early Romance sources. Portuguese maintains the masculine gender for this noun, which is a concrete noun referring to a physical object (a stamp or seal used in administrative and commercial contexts).

What is the Portuguese word for stamp?

The Portuguese word for stamp is o carimbo — masculine.

Gender across languages

LanguageWordArticleGender
🇫🇷 Frenchtimbrelemasculine
🇮🇹 Italianfrancobolloilmasculine

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