🇵🇹 Portuguese

desconto

Did you know? This word is a cognate — it looks similar in English and has the same meaning. Cognates are usually easier to remember!
masculine

o desconto

discount

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desconto
/u disˈkõtu/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say desconto in Portuguese?

IPA
/u disˈkõtu/

How do you pronounce desconto in Portuguese?

desconto is pronounced /u disˈkõtu/ in Portuguese.

Example sentences

O desconto especial que recebi foi muito generoso e me ajudou bastante.

The special discount that I received was very generous and helped me a lot.

Este desconto excelente está disponível apenas para clientes antigos como você.

This excellent discount is available only for old customers like you.

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Why is it masculine?

Desconto is masculine. In Portuguese, nouns ending in -o are typically masculine. The word derives from the Latin "discomputus" (past participle of "discomputare," meaning to deduct or discount). The masculine ending -o was preserved in Portuguese, maintaining the masculine gender from its Latin origins.

What is the Portuguese word for discount?

The Portuguese word for discount is o desconto — masculine.

Gender across languages

LanguageWordArticleGender
🇫🇷 Frenchremise flips!lafeminine
🇮🇹 Italianscontolomasculine

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