Accordgato
o gato
cat
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How do you say gato in Portuguese?
How do you pronounce gato in Portuguese?
gato is pronounced /u ˈɡatu/ in Portuguese.
Example sentences
O gato preto subiu no telhado e ficou perdido por três dias.
The black cat climbed onto the roof and got lost for three days.
Meu gato grisalho é muito inteligente e treinado para usar a caixa de areia.
My gray cat is very intelligent and trained to use the litter box.
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Why is it masculine?
Gato is masculine in Portuguese because it derives from Latin "cattus," which was grammatically masculine, and Portuguese retained this gender classification when the word evolved through regular sound changes. The Latin noun itself may have come from Afro-Asiatic languages, but its masculine gender in Romance languages simply reflects its classification in the source Latin.
What is the Portuguese word for cat?
The Portuguese word for cat is o gato — masculine.
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