🇵🇹 Portuguese

coelhos

masculine

os coelhos

rabbits

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coelhos
/us koˈeʎus/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say coelhos in Portuguese?

IPA
/us koˈeʎus/

How do you pronounce coelhos in Portuguese?

coelhos is pronounced /us koˈeʎus/ in Portuguese.

Example sentences

O coelho branco pulou alto no jardim.

The white rabbit (masculine) jumped high in the garden.

Meu coelho favorito é muito rápido e inteligente.

My favorite rabbit (masculine) is very fast and intelligent.

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Why is it masculine?

Coelhos (rabbit) is masculine because it derives from Latin "cuniculus," which was masculine in gender, and Portuguese inherited this grammatical gender along with the word. The Latin term itself likely originated from a pre-Latin Iberian or Mediterranean language source.

What is the Portuguese word for rabbits?

The Portuguese word for rabbits is os coelhos — masculine.

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