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Olhos is masculine in Portuguese. The article is os, so the full form is os olhos ("eyes").
MASCULINEolhos is the plural of olho
os olhos — eyes
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How do you say olhos in Portuguese?
How do you pronounce olhos in Portuguese?
olhos is pronounced /us ˈɔʎus/ in Portuguese.
Example sentences
O olho azul do meu avó é muito bonito.
My grandfather's blue eye is very beautiful.
O olho esquerdo dele estava inchado após o acidente.
His left eye was swollen after the accident.
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Why is it masculine?
Olhos is masculine because it derives from Latin "oculus" (masculine), which followed the standard pattern of Latin second-declension masculine nouns ending in -us that became Portuguese words ending in -o. The gender was preserved through this regular sound change from Latin to Portuguese.
What is the Portuguese word for eyes?
The Portuguese word for eyes is os olhos — masculine.
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