🇵🇹 Portuguese

molhos

masculine

os molhos

sauces

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molhos
/us ˈmoʎus/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say molhos in Portuguese?

IPA
/us ˈmoʎus/

How do you pronounce molhos in Portuguese?

molhos is pronounced /us ˈmoʎus/ in Portuguese.

Example sentences

O molho vermelho que preparei estava delicioso, mas o molho branco ficou muito salgado.

The red sauce that I prepared was delicious, but the white sauce turned out too salty.

Este molho picante é muito bom para temperar carnes, enquanto aquele molho suave é melhor para peixes.

This spicy sauce is very good for seasoning meats, whereas that mild sauce is better for fish.

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Why is it masculine?

Molhos is masculine because it derives from Latin "mollis" (soft) through the Vulgar Latin adjective-derived noun form. However, the more direct etymological path likely involves Latin "molitum" (something ground or soft) or related forms that became masculine nouns in Portuguese. The word is correctly masculine in Portuguese, following Romance language patterns where such derived nouns typically adopt masculine gender.

What is the Portuguese word for sauces?

The Portuguese word for sauces is os molhos — masculine.

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