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os colchões
mattresses
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How do you say colchões in Portuguese?
How do you pronounce colchões in Portuguese?
colchões is pronounced /us kowˈʃõj̃s/ in Portuguese.
Example sentences
O colchão novo é muito confortável para dormir.
The new mattress is very comfortable to sleep on.
Aquele colchão antigo precisava ser substituído porque estava desgastado.
That old mattress needed to be replaced because it was worn out.
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Why is it masculine?
Colchões is masculine because it derives from the Arabic word "al-khishān" (الخيشان), which referred to a cushioned mattress, and when adopted into Portuguese, it retained the masculine gender pattern typical of Portuguese nouns ending in "-ão." This ending traditionally produces masculine nouns in the language, reinforcing the word's masculine classification.
What is the Portuguese word for mattresses?
The Portuguese word for mattresses is os colchões — masculine.
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