discurso
o discurso
speech
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How do you say discurso in Portuguese?
How do you pronounce discurso in Portuguese?
discurso is pronounced /u dʒisˈkuʁsu/ in Portuguese.
Example sentences
O discurso político foi muito longo e cansativo.
The political speech was very long and tiring.
Aquele discurso inflamado causou grande impacto na audiência atenta.
That inflamed speech caused great impact on the attentive audience.
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Why is it masculine?
Discurso is masculine in Portuguese because it derives from Latin "discursus," the masculine past participle of "discurrere" (to run about, discourse), which retained its masculine gender through Romance language evolution. Like most Latin nouns ending in "-sus," it maintained the masculine gender classification when Portuguese inherited it.
What is the Portuguese word for speech?
The Portuguese word for speech is o discurso — masculine.
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