🇵🇹 Portuguese

desenho

masculine

o desenho

drawing

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desenho
/u deˈzeɲu/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say desenho in Portuguese?

IPA
/u deˈzeɲu/

How do you pronounce desenho in Portuguese?

desenho is pronounced /u deˈzeɲu/ in Portuguese.

Example sentences

O desenho antigo que encontrei na gaveta é muito valioso.

The old drawing that I found in the drawer is very valuable.

Esse desenho técnico precisa ser refeito porque está muito confuso.

This technical drawing needs to be redone because it is very confusing.

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Why is it masculine?

Desenho (drawing) is masculine. In Portuguese, nouns ending in -o are typically masculine. This word derives from the verb "desenhar" (to draw), which comes from Latin roots, and follows the standard pattern where -o ending nouns are masculine in Portuguese.

What is the Portuguese word for drawing?

The Portuguese word for drawing is o desenho — masculine.

Gender across languages

LanguageWordArticleGender
🇫🇷 Frenchdessinlemasculine
🇪🇸 Spanishdibujoelmasculine
🇮🇹 Italiandisegnoilmasculine

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