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o manjericão
basil
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How do you say manjericão in Portuguese?
How do you pronounce manjericão in Portuguese?
manjericão is pronounced /u mɐ̃ʒeɾiˈkɐ̃w̃/ in Portuguese.
Example sentences
O manjericão fresco que comprei no mercado está perfumando toda a cozinha.
The fresh basil that I bought at the market is perfuming the entire kitchen.
Plantei um manjericão novo no vaso, e ele cresceu bastante este mês.
I planted a new basil plant in the pot, and it has grown quite a bit this month.
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Why is it masculine?
Manjericão (basil) is masculine. The word derives from Latin "basilicum" (neuter) via Old Portuguese "basílico." The -ão suffix is a productive masculine diminutive/augmentative suffix in Portuguese, and the word was reanalyzed under this pattern, making it masculine. This represents a common pattern where Latin neuter nouns were reassigned to masculine gender in Romance languages, often reinforced by native Portuguese morphological patterns like -ão.
What is the Portuguese word for basil?
The Portuguese word for basil is o manjericão — masculine.
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