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o macaco
monkey
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How do you say macaco in Portuguese?
How do you pronounce macaco in Portuguese?
macaco is pronounced /u maˈkaku/ in Portuguese.
Example sentences
O macaco marrom escapou do zoológico e os tratadores estão procurando o animal perdido.
The brown monkey escaped from the zoo and the keepers are looking for the lost animal.
Aquele macaco pequeno é muito inteligente e foi treinado para realizar tarefas complexas.
That small monkey is very intelligent and was trained to perform complex tasks.
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Why is it masculine?
Macaco is masculine in Portuguese because it derives from Latin "macaccus" or from Bantu languages (like Kongo "makako"), both of which established it as a masculine noun; the -o ending in Portuguese typically marks masculine nouns, reinforcing this gender classification.
What is the Portuguese word for monkey?
The Portuguese word for monkey is o macaco — masculine.
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