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Milhos is masculine in Portuguese. The article is os, so the full form is os milhos ("corns").
MASCULINEmilhos is the plural of milho
os milhos — corns
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How do you say milhos in Portuguese?
How do you pronounce milhos in Portuguese?
milhos is pronounced /us ˈmiʎus/ in Portuguese.
Example sentences
O milho amarelo estava pronto para a colheita.
The yellow corn was ready for harvest.
Este milho transgênico foi desenvolvido em laboratório.
This transgenic corn was developed in the laboratory.
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Why is it masculine?
Milhos is masculine because it derives from Latin "milium" (millet), which was a masculine noun in the second declension, and Portuguese inherited this grammatical gender through sound changes that preserved the masculine article system. The word eventually came to refer to corn/maize rather than millet, but retained the original Latin masculine gender.
What is the Portuguese word for corns?
The Portuguese word for corns is os milhos — masculine.
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