🇵🇹 Portuguese

chocolates

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masculine

os chocolates

chocolates

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chocolates
/us ʃokoˈlatʃis/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say chocolates in Portuguese?

IPA
/us ʃokoˈlatʃis/

How do you pronounce chocolates in Portuguese?

chocolates is pronounced /us ʃokoˈlatʃis/ in Portuguese.

Example sentences

O chocolate belga é muito mais caro do que o chocolate comum.

The Belgian chocolate is much more expensive than ordinary chocolate.

Eu comprei um chocolate derretido porque ele estava quente demais.

I bought a melted chocolate because it was too hot.

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Why is it masculine?

Chocolates is masculine in Portuguese. While the etymology is correct—deriving from Nahuatl *xocolatl* via Spanish *chocolate*—the gender assignment cannot be clearly explained by a specific grammatical rule. The word was likely assigned masculine gender upon adoption from Spanish in the 16th-17th century, possibly due to analogy with other masculine nouns or simple convention among early users.

What is the Portuguese word for chocolates?

The Portuguese word for chocolates is os chocolates — masculine.

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