🇵🇹 Portuguese

carro

Did you know? This word is a cognate — it looks similar in English and has the same meaning. Cognates are usually easier to remember!
masculine

o carro

car

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carro
/u ˈkaʁu/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say carro in Portuguese?

IPA
/u ˈkaʁu/

How do you pronounce carro in Portuguese?

carro is pronounced /u ˈkaʁu/ in Portuguese.

Example sentences

O carro vermelho está estacionado na garagem.

The red car is parked in the garage.

Comprei um carro novo e ele é muito rápido.

I bought a new car and it is very fast.

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Why is it masculine?

Carro is masculine in Portuguese because it derives from Latin "carrum," which was a masculine noun referring to a wagon or cart, and Portuguese inherited this grammatical gender along with the word. The Latin term itself likely came from Celtic languages, reflecting the historical contact between Romans and Celtic peoples in Europe.

What is the Portuguese word for car?

The Portuguese word for car is o carro — masculine.

Gender across languages

LanguageWordArticleGender
🇫🇷 Frenchvoiture flips!lafeminine
🇪🇸 Spanishcarroelmasculine
🇮🇹 Italianmacchina flips!lafeminine

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