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os cravos
cloves
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How do you say cravos in Portuguese?
How do you pronounce cravos in Portuguese?
cravos is pronounced /us ˈkɾavus/ in Portuguese.
Example sentences
O cravo vermelho que comprei ontem é muito perfumado.
The red carnation that I bought yesterday is very fragrant.
Aquele cravo antigo foi um instrumento musical importante no Barroco.
That old harpsichord was an important musical instrument in the Baroque period.
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Why is it masculine?
Cravos is masculine and can mean either "clove" (the spice) or "carnation" (the flower) or "nail." It derives from Latin "clavus" (nail), which was indeed a masculine second-declension noun. Portuguese retained this masculine gender classification from Latin.
What is the Portuguese word for cloves?
The Portuguese word for cloves is os cravos — masculine.
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