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o fígado
liver
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How do you say fígado in Portuguese?
How do you pronounce fígado in Portuguese?
fígado is pronounced /u ˈfiɡadu/ in Portuguese.
Example sentences
O fígado inflamado do paciente necessitava de um tratamento urgente.
The patient's inflamed liver needed urgent treatment.
O fígado saudável é essencial para o funcionamento correto do nosso corpo.
A healthy liver is essential for the proper functioning of our body.
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Why is it masculine?
Fígado is masculine. It derives from Latin "ficatum" (literally "made of figs," from "ficus"), which referred to fattened liver as food. While the etymology is correct, the gender assignment is better explained by the natural phonetic evolution and gender patterns in Portuguese rather than by invoking a Latin neuter-to-masculine conversion, as Latin "ficatum" was actually an accusative form that functioned as masculine in Vulgar Latin before becoming Portuguese "fígado."
What is the Portuguese word for liver?
The Portuguese word for liver is o fígado — masculine.
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