🇵🇹 Portuguese

colarinhos

masculine

os colarinhos

collars

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colarinhos
/us kolaˈɾĩɲus/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say colarinhos in Portuguese?

IPA
/us kolaˈɾĩɲus/

How do you pronounce colarinhos in Portuguese?

colarinhos is pronounced /us kolaˈɾĩɲus/ in Portuguese.

Example sentences

O colarinho branco do meu pai está sujo e precisa ser lavado.

My father's white collar is dirty and needs to be washed.

Aquele colarinho azul é muito elegante e combina perfeitamente com o terno novo.

That blue collar is very elegant and matches perfectly with the new suit.

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Why is it masculine?

Colarinhos is masculine because it's a diminutive form of "colar" (collar), which is masculine in Portuguese, and diminutives inherit the gender of their base word; "colar" itself comes from Latin "collāre," derived from "collum" (neck), which was treated as a masculine noun in the Romance language evolution.

What is the Portuguese word for collars?

The Portuguese word for collars is os colarinhos — masculine.

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