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o limão
lemon
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How do you say limão in Portuguese?
How do you pronounce limão in Portuguese?
limão is pronounced /u liˈmɐ̃w̃/ in Portuguese.
Example sentences
O limão fresco que comprei esta manhã tem um sabor delicioso.
The fresh lemon that I bought this morning has a delicious flavor.
Este limão amarelo é muito azedo para fazer suco puro.
This yellow lemon is too sour to make pure juice.
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Why is it masculine?
Limão is masculine because it derives from the Arabic "laymūn" (ليمون), which was borrowed into medieval Portuguese and retained the masculine gender that Romance languages typically assigned to Arabic loanwords ending in -ão. This suffix became a productive masculine ending in Portuguese, reinforcing the masculine classification.
What is the Portuguese word for lemon?
The Portuguese word for lemon is o limão — masculine.
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